Conus voluminalis

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

Conus voluminalis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus voluminalis Reeve, L.A., 1843
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. voluminalis
Binomial name
Conus voluminalis Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) voluminalis Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation Conus clandestinatous Shikama, 1979 Conus (Ammirales) filicinctus Schepman, 1913 Conus macarae Bernardi, 1857 Conus (Rhizoconus) clandestinatous Shikama, T. 1979 Kioconus voluminalis macarae Bernardi, 1857

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 30 mm and 72 mm. The color of the shell is whitish or yellowish white, usually faintly lined with yellow or light chestnut, with two bands of irregular longitudinal light chestnut blotches.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Maldives to Western Australia; off the Ryukyu Islands. & Taiwan; off the Solomons & Papua New Guinea