Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 55 mm. The shell is yellowish or ash-gray, often faintly longitudinally lined with chestnut, with a broad band at the shoulder and a narrower one at the middle, of white closely reticulated with chestnut. ==Distribution==
Gallery
Below are several color forms: File:Conus mercator 1.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 2.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 3.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 4.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 5.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 6.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 7.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 8.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 9.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 10.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 11.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 File:Conus mercator 12.jpg| Conus mercator Linnaeus, C., 1758 ==External links==