Conus terebra

Conus terebra
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus terebra Born, I. von, 1778
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. terebra
Binomial name
Conus terebra
Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) terebra Born, 1778 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coelebs Hinds, 1843
  • Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus terebellum Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Conus thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881
  • Cucullus albeolus Röding, 1798
  • Gastridium terebra Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975
  • Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778)

Conus terebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 43 mm and 100 mm. The shell is striated throughout. Its color is pale yellowish or ash-color, indistinctly two-banded, often somewhat tinged with violet at the base. The aperture is white or slightty violaceous.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the tropical Indo-Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

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