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''Conus nobilis'', common name the noble cone, is 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. ;Subspecies: * ''Conus nobilis renateae'' Cailliez, 1993 (synonym: ''Eugeniconus nobilis renateae'' (Cailliez, 1993)) * ''Conus nobilis skinneri'' da Motta, 1982 (synonyms: ''Conus skinneri'' da Motta, 1982; ''Eugeniconus nobilis skinneri'' (da Motta, 1982)) * ''Conus nobilis victor'' Broderip, 1842 (synonyms: ''Conus nobilis abbai'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2011; ''Conus nobilis'' var. ''vincoomnes'' Lichtenstein, 1794) * ''Conus nobilis bitleri'' da Motta, 1984: synonym of ''Conus cordigera'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 * ''Conus nobilis cordigera'' G. B. Sowerby, 1866: synonym of ''Conus cordigera'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 ==Description== The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 71 mm. The spire is depressed, with sulcate and finely striate volutions. The shoulder angles are sharp. The color of the shell is yellowish brown or chestnut, with close revolving lines of numerous small chestnut spots. The whole surface is irregularly overlaid by triangular large white spots. 〔 George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 30; 1884 〕 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 nobilis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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