Conus monile

Conus monile, common name the necklace cone, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus monile
Apertural view of Conus monile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. monile
Binomial name
Conus monile Hwass in Bruguière, 1792[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Strategoconus) monile Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cereolus Röding, P.F., 1798 Conus marmoreus Perry, G., 1811 Conus ornatus Röding, P.F., 1798 Cucullus cereolus Röding, 1798 Cucullus ornatus Röding, 1798 Strategoconus monile 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 an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 95 mm. The chestnut-flamed spire is nearly plane, with a raised apex. The body whorl is closely striate below, and generally chestnut-stained at the base. The color of the shell is white, with oblique flames, spots and short lines of chestnut, arranged in revolving series.^[3]

Distribution

The raised apex of the spire of Conus monile

This species occurs in the Northeast Indian Ocean off India and Sri Lanka to Western Thailand and to Indonesia.