The size of an adult shell can vary between 30 mm and 150 mm. The flattish spire is nodular. The outer lip flares towards posterior. In this species, the distinctive, reticulated colour pattern can range from black with white dots, to orange with white reticulations, so arranged as to expose the white in rounded triangular large spots. The aperture is white or light pink.[5][3]
In art
In 1650 Rembrandt portrayed this cone in an etching as "De schelp" ("The shell").
"De schelp" ("The shell"), etching by Rembrandt
Gallery
The shell of Conus marmoreus from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742) by Niccolò Gualtieri
A shell of Conus marmoreus after it has been cleaned
The shell of Conus marmoreus in various aspects
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, C., 1758
Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758, museum specimens with species tags
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