Conus stercusmuscarum

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

Conus stercusmuscarum
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, C., 1758
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. stercusmuscarum
Binomial name
Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Pionoconus) stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation Cucullus arenatus Röding, 1798 (junior secondary homonym of Conus arenatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) Cucullus sabella Röding, 1798 Puncticulus stercusmuscarius (Linnaeus, 1758) Textilia stercusmuscarum (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 27 mm and 64 mm.

Distribution

This piscivorous species occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean: Fiji, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands; also off Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland).

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  Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, C., 1758
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  Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, C., 1758
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  Conus stercusmuscarum Linnaeus, C., 1758