Conus telatus

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

Conus telatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. telatus
Binomial name
Conus telatus Reeve, 1848
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Cylinder) telatus Reeve, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation Cylinder telatus (Reeve, 1848) Cylindrus telatus (Reeve, 1848)

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 45 mm and 100 mm. Its appearance is almost similar to Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 but the triangular reticulations are much finer than in the type. The usual three bands are each divided into two, with narrow intervening spaces.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Southern Philippines.