Description

Also known as Cone, Cone Shell, Cone Snail, Striated Cone, Striated Cone Shell.

Found during the day under dead corals, on sandy areas, emerging at night, hunting for food over shallow reef areas.
They feed nocturnally on fish.
Length - 11.5cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-Pacific

Conids have smooth cone shaped shells often very colourful.
They kill their prey by discharging their proboscis at great speed like a harpoon, then a venom is released and so paralysing their victim.
Extremely venomous to humans, may cause death, should not be handled!!
NO ANTI-VENOM!! (edit) Ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_striatus