Conus excelsus

Conus excelsus
The shell of Conus excelsus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Coninae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. excelsus
Binomial name
Conus excelsus Sowerby III, 1908

Conus excelsus, common name the excelsior cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails.

Shell description

The shell has a very high spire compared to most cone shells, and thus it is exceptionally long relative to its width. This, combined with its overall rarity, makes it desirable to shell collectors.

The shell coloration consists of orangish to yellow patterns against a white background.

Distribution

Conus excelsus is an Indo-Pacific species found principally around the Philippines, but also as north as southern Japan and as far east as New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.^[1]

The species is rare but not endangered.

References

1. ^ Conus excelsus Sowerby iii, 1908 - Record: CONUS BIODIVERSITY WEBSITE CATALOGUE