You are admiring an outstanding specimen & a worldwide collector favorite, a (Conus) Cylinder textile textile (Linne, 1758) measuring a huge 85.7mm and graded F++/Gem...breathtaking form with an out of this world color pattern with the very famous tenting displayed...an outstanding specimen. This beauty was diver collected at 3-5ft off Asan Point, Guam. A well known member of the Conidae family & considered a staple in any Conus collection & always a wonderful addition in any collection. Thank you for visiting our store this afternoon...& an excellent choice, too.
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 species is extremely dangerous to humans. Several human deaths have been attributed to this particular species."