Conus pergrandis

Conus pergrandis, common name the grand cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus pergrandis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pergrandis (Iredale, T., 1937)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. pergrandis
Binomial name
Conus pergrandis (Iredale, 1937)
Synonyms[1]
Asprella pergrandis (Iredale, 1937) Conus (Embrikena) pergrandis (Iredale, 1937) · accepted, alternate representation Conus (Embrikena) potusmarumai Kosuge, 1980 Conus fletcheri Petuch & Mendenhall, 1972 Conus potusmarumai Kosuge, 1981 Embrikena pergrandis Iredale, 1937 (original combination) Embrikena potusmarumai Kosuge, 1980

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 73 mm and 161 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, the Western Pacific and Queensland, Australia.