Outstanding...CONUS TEXTILE~66.2mm~Thailand SEASHELL

Description

You are admiring an outstanding specimen & a worldwide collector favorite, a (Conus) Cylinder textile textile (Linne, 1758
) measuring 66.2mm and graded F++/Gem...breathtaking form w/a beautiful lip & a truly exquisite color pattern with those famous tented markings displayed...an exceptional specimen.  This beauty was diver collected at 1-2m off Phi Phi Don Island, Phuket, Thailand.  A well known member of the Conidae family & an excellent addition for your collection.  Thank you for visiting our store this afternoon...great to see you again.
Copied from Google: "Conus textile's common name, the "Textile Cone" or the "Cloth of Gold Cone"
is a venomous species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the Conidae family.  Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory & venomous.  They are capable of stinging humans, therefore, live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.  The conotoxin of this spcies is extremely dangerous to humans.  Several human deaths have been attributed to this particular species."