Conus madagascariensis

Conus madagascariensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus madagascariensisSowerby, G.B. II, 1858
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Darioconus) madagascariensisG. B. Sowerby II, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation Darioconus madagascariensis(G. B. Sowerby II, 1858)

Conus madagascariensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 44 mm and 81 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Madagascar and Southern India.

References

1. Lorenz, F. & Morrison, H. (2025). "Conus madagascariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025 e.T192476A251087254. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T192476A251087254.en . Retrieved 19 January 2026.
2. Conus madagascariensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• 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

External links

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