Conus aureonimbosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Original description: "Shell thin, fragile, slender and elongated; body whorl highly polished; numerous fine spiral cords around anterior end; shoulder sharp, obsoletely coronated with low undulations and rounded bumps; spire low; protoconch needle-like, protracted, projecting above spire; shell color pale cream-yellow overlaid with large amorphous, flammules of bright golden-yellow; mid-body with white band containing rows of pale tan dots and dashes; spire whorls white with dark orange and tan flammules; protoconch yellow, interior of aperture white; anterior tip of shell yellow; periostracum thin, yellow, transparent."[2]
The shell of a Conus Aureonimbosus can vary in size between 33 mm and 61 mm.
It has a light cream colored shell, with tan striations running throughout it.[3]
Locus typicus: "(Dredged from) 150 metres depth
50 kilometres South of Apalachicola, Florida, USA."[4]
This marine species occurs in the North Atlantic Ocean off Florida
at a depth of 150 metres.