Conus thalassiarchus

Conus thalassiarchus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. thalassiarchus
Binomial name
	Conus thalassiarchus; G. B. Sowerby II, 1834
Synonyms
	Conus (Calibanus) thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus castrensis Gould, 1842; Conus mariei Jousseaume, 1899; Conus thalassiarchus f. ikatt Shikama, 1979 (unavailable name: established as a "form" after 1960); Conus thalassiarchus var. elevata Wils, 1972; Conus vidua var. azona Wils, 1972 (unavailable name: established as a variety after 1960); Conus vidua var. depriesteri Wils, 1972 (unavailable name: established as a variety after 1960); Conus vidua var. elevata Wils, 1972 (unavailable name: established as a variety after 1960); Thalassiconus thalassiarchus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834); Virgiconus thalassiarchus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834);

Conus thalassiarchus, common name the bough cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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.