▁species ▁of ▁sea ▁sn ail , ▁a ▁marine ▁g ast rop od ▁m oll usk ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Con idae , ▁the ▁cone ▁sn ails ▁and ▁their ▁al lies . ▁ ▁Like ▁all ▁species ▁within ▁the ▁genus ▁Con us , ▁these ▁sn ails ▁are ▁pre dat ory ▁and ▁ven om ous . ▁They ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁" st ing ing " ▁humans , ▁therefore ▁live ▁ones ▁should ▁be ▁handled ▁carefully ▁or ▁not ▁at ▁all . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁var ies ▁between ▁ 1 9   mm ▁and ▁ 8 8   mm . ▁The ▁color ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁is ▁white , ▁irregular ly ▁longitud in ally ▁fl amed , ▁forming ▁two ▁( or ▁sometimes ▁three ) ▁interrupted ▁broad ▁bands . ▁The ▁body ▁wh or l ▁is ▁somewhat ▁infl ated , ▁rounded ▁at ▁the ▁upper ▁part , ▁stri ate ▁below . ▁The ▁sp ire ▁is ▁stri ate . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁This ▁marine ▁species ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁off ▁Northern ▁K wa Z ulu - N atal , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁East ▁Africa ; ▁from ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Beng al ▁to ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Japan ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁L amar ck , ▁J . ▁B . ▁P . ▁A ., ▁ 1 8 1 0 . ▁Description ▁des ▁esp èces ▁du ▁genre ▁C ône . ▁Ann ales ▁du ▁Mus é um ▁d ' H istoire ▁Nature lle ▁ 1 5 : ▁ 2 6 3 – 2 9 2 ▁ ▁Smith , ▁E . ▁A . ▁ 1 8 7