Conus vittatus
Conus vittatus, common name the ribboned cone, is a species of sea snail. It is 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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between. The color of the shell is pink-brown, maculated or strigated longitudinally with light chestnut, with chestnut-dotted revolving striae, and a ceritall white, chestnut maculated band. The convex spire is maculated with chestnut.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to the Pacific Ocean off Ecuador.