Alphabet cone
Conus spurius, common name the alphabet 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 maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm.The shell is white, with revolving series of spots and irregular or cloud-like markings of orange, chestnut or chocolate, often forming interrupted bands. The base of the shell is grooved. The spire shows a single broad sulcus.
This marine species occurs from East Florida to Venezuela; also off the West Indies.
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 64 m.
