Conus magellanicus

Conus magellanicus is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus magellanicus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus magellanicus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. magellanicus
Binomial name
Conus magellanicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) magellanicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cidaris Kiener, 1845> Conus ornatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (junior secondary homonym of Cucullus ornatus Röding, 1798) Conus speciosissimus Reeve, 1848 Magelliconus magellanicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Purpuriconus magellanicus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama, Mexico, Guadeloupe and Martinique.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 26 mm.^[2] The smooth shell shows distant revolving striae, the upper ones nearly obsolete. The spire is concavely depressed, with a raised pink apex and is somewhat tuberculate. Its color is yellowish with a band of irregular white blotches dotted and shaded with chestnut in the center, and smaller ones at the upper part and base.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 26 m.^[2]