Marbled Cone [Conus marmoreus]
Description
The Marbled Cone is a venomous cone snail species. Its shell has a marbled pattern, with a black background and white or yellowish markings. It is found in the Red Sea and the Indian and Pacific Oceans in reef environments.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
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| Family |
Cones
Conidae
|
| Genus |
Cone Snails
Conus
|