Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Golden Cone
Conus aurantius
Golden Cone
Category: Cone Shells
Scientific Name: Conus aurantius
Size: Up to 3 in. (75 cm)  
Depth: 3-500 ft. (1-152 m)
Distribution: Bonaire, Curacao
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Conidae (Family)
    └Conus (Genus)

Gastropods
Cone Shells

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