• Commonly called Cone, Cone snail or Cone shell.

• Highly venomous, predatory and sting marine gastropod.

• Relatively small gastropod with conical shell.

• Shell is many whirled.

• Shell mouth is elongated and narrow.

• Colour pattern may be partially or completely hidden under an opaque layer of periostractum.

• Ingenious method of defense and offence.

• Chemoreceptor – osphradiura highly specialised.