Conus sanguinolentus

Conus sanguinolentus, common name the blood-stained cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus sanguinolentus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus sanguinolentus Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P., 1834
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sanguinolentus
Binomial name
Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Lividoconus) sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 · accepted, alternate representation Lividoconus sanguinolentus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) Virgiconus sanguinolentus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

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 22 mm and 65 mm. The shell has a pinkish white color. it is rather narrow with continuous but almost obsolete, longitudinal striae with chestnut.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off South Africa, Aldabra and the Mascarene Islands; off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia; in the Western Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).