Conus planorbis

Conus planorbis, its common name being the planorbis cone or the ringed cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus planorbis
A shell of Conus planorbis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. planorbis
Binomial name
Conus planorbis Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Strategoconus) planorbis Born, 1778 · accepted, alternate representation Conus polyzonias Gmelin, 1791 Conus praeclarus Fenaux, 1942 Conus vulpinus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus vulpinus Schubert & Wagner, 1829 Dauciconus planorbis Habe, 1964 Vituliconus planorbis (Born, 1778)

Conus planorbis and Conus vitulinus

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 26.1 mm and 82 mm. The whorls of the spire are striate, maculate with chestnut. The body whorl shows beaded striae below. Sometimes, the granular striae cover the entire surface. It is orange-brown or chestnut, frequently light-banded in the middle, and sometimes at the shoulder also. Its base is darker-colored.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, the Seychelles, the Mascarene Islands, the Indo-West Pacific, and Oceania; it is also found off Australia (in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).