Conus patricius
Species of sea snail
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Conus patricius, common name the patrician cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
| Conus patricius | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Conus patricius Hinds, 1843 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. patricius |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus patricius | |
| Synonyms[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.
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 120 mm. The shell has a light flesh-color. The spire is gently acuminate. The earlier whorls are tuberculated. The body whorl is pyriform. The outline is concave below, with revolving striae towards the base.[3]
Distribution
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico, to Ecuador and off the Galápagos Islands.
