Conus buxeus

Conus buxeus, common name the fig cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

There is one subspecies : Conus buxeus loroisii <small>Kiener, 1845</small> (synonyms : Conus agrestis <small>Mörch, 1850</small>; Conus figulinus var. insignis <small>Dautzenberg, 1937</small>; Conus huberorum <small>da Motta, 1989</small>; Dendroconus loroisii insignis (f) <small>Dautzenberg, 1937</small>)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30&nbsp;mm and 135&nbsp;mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.

References

• Kiener, L.-C., 1845–50 Genre Cone. (Conus, Linné). Volume 2. In: Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes, p.&nbsp;379 p.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Hawaiian shell news VOL XXXII #.5 MAY 1984 NEW SERIES 293 pp.&nbsp;9–10
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Syntype in MNHN, Paris