Conus milneedwardsi
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| Conus milneedwardsi | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus milneedwardsii (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. milneedwardsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus milneedwardsi, known to collectors as the "Glory of India", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
- Subspecies
- Conus milneedwardsi clytospira Melvill & Standen, 1899
- Conus milneedwardsi eduardi Delsaerdt, 1997
- Conus milneedwardsi lemuriensis Wils & Delsaerdt, 1989
- Conus milneedwardsi milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894: common name: the Glory of India cone
The size of an adult shell varies between 46 mm and 193 mm. This species has a rather thin and slender shell with a smooth surface, an acuminate Spire and an angulate shoulder. The color of the shell is white with two chocolate spiral bands on the body whorl. This body whorl shows a pattern of axial reddish brown reticulated lines forming white triangles or quadrangular markings.
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