Conus malacanus

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

Conus malacanus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. malacanus
Binomial name
Conus malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) malacanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus canaliculatus Dillwyn, 1817 Conus cuneatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 Conus subcarinatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1865 Stellaconus malacanus (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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 83 mm. The shell is channeled, concavely elevated but not reticulated. It is pink-white, with two pale yellow bands and a very few chestnut spots on the body whorl and spire. The aperture is generally rose-tinted.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Southeast Asia and in the Bay of Bengal.