Conus martinianus

Conus martinianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus martinianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. martinianus
Binomial name
Conus martinianus Reeve, 1844
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Phasmoconus) martinianus Reeve, 1844 · accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus martinianus (Reeve, 1844)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell attains 50 mm. The spire can have a regular conical shape or convex and contains 12 whorls with rather deep, punctulated striae. The smooth body whorl is obtuse at its summit and shows a small number of grooves at its base. The aperture is narrow and becomes almost imperceptibly wider at its anterior extremity, ending in a rather deep indentation. its color is uniform dark brown to lighter brown, interrupted in older specimens by narrow, longitudinal white bands.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and off the Solomon Islands.