Conus timorensis

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

Conus timorensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus timorensis Hwass in Bruguiиre, J.G., 1792
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. timorensis
Binomial name
Conus timorensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Textilia) timorensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation Conus euschemon Tomlin, 1937 Conus gracilis Wood, 1828 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus gracilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823; C. euschemon is a replacement name) Conus vespertinus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 Textilia timorensis (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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 13 mm and 50 mm. The smooth shell is striate towards the base. Its color is rosy white, with orange-rose clouds and distant revolving series of spots.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes; also off Timor, Flores and New Guinea.