The shell has a very high spire, with a size varying between 28 mm and 102 mm, compared to most cone shells, and thus it is exceptionally long relative to its width. This, and its overall rarity, makes it desirable to shell collectors. Its coloration consists of orangish to yellow pattern on a white background.
Distribution
Conus excelsus is an Indo-Pacific species found principally around the Philippines, but also as north as southern Japan and as far east as New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. it also occurs off Queensland, Australia[3]
Brazier, J.W. 1894. A new Cone, Conus pulcherrimus Brazier, described from Tanna, New Hebrides. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 9: 189
Sowerby, G. B., III. 1908. Description of a new species of the genus Conus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, series 8, 1:465-466, fig. 95.
Cotton, B.C. 1945. A Catalogue of the Cone Shells (Conidae) in the South Australian Museum. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 8(2): 229-280
Shikama, T. & Habe, T. 1968. A new Japanese cone, Turriconus nakayasui with reference to Embrikeana stupa group. Venus 26(3-4): 57-60
