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''Conus figulinus'', common name the fig cone, is a cone snail, a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.〔 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. The following varieties or subspecies have become synonyms: * ''Conus figulinus'' var. ''chytreus'' Tryon, 1884: synonym of ''Conus chytreus'' Tryon, 1884 * ''Conus figulinus'' var. ''insignis'' Dautzenberg, 1937: synonym of ''Conus buxeus loroisii'' Kiener, 1846 * ''Conus figulinus violascens'' Barros e Cunha, 1933: synonym of ''Conus figulinus'' Linnaeus, 1758 ==Description== The size of an adult shell varies between 30 mm and 135 mm. The shell has a chestnut color, encircled by numerous, unbroken, narrow chocolate lines. The spire is chocolate-colored. The body whorl is occasionally narrowly light-banded in the middle.〔George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 16; 1879〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conus figulinus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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