Boeticus cone
Conus boeticus, common name : the boeticus 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.
The shell size varies between 15 mm and 40 mm. The striate spire is slightly tuberculate. The body whorl is granular, striatetowards the base. The color of the shell is white, marbled with chestnut or chocolate, with revolving rows of chestnut spots.
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mozambique, the Seychelles and the Mascarene Basin and in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia.
