Conus pictus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pictus Reeve, L.A., 1843
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. pictus
Binomial name
Conus pictus Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Sciteconus) pictus Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation Conus beckeri G. B. Sowerby III, 1911 Sciteconus pictus (Reeve, 1843)

Conus pictus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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.

Subspecies

• Conus pictus pictus Reeve, 1843
• Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998 (synonym: Sciteconus pictus transkeiensis Korn, 1998)

The size of the shell varies between 26 mm and 50 mm. The shell is chestnut-colored, with two or three pink bands, and a few narrow lines, ornamented with reddish or chestnut spots. The spire is maculated.^[2]

This marine species occurs off Jeffrey's Bay - East London, Republic South Africa

• Sowerby, G. B., III. 1911. Description of a new species of the genus Conus from South Africa. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9(6):352, fig.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

Conus pictus transkeiensis

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  Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998
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  Conus pictus transkeiensis Korn, W. 1998

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus pictus.

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Sciteconus pictus pictus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.