species: Conus textile in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Conus textile


©Anne Hoggett: Conus textile about 10 cm long from under rubble on the reef flat at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Conus textile about 10 cm long from under rubble on the reef flat at North Point, Lizard Island.

©Barbara Banks: Conus textile at Lizard Island
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Conidae
Genus Conus
Species Conus textile

Colours

                   

Distinguishing features

A fish-eating cone with a venom that is dangerous to humans.

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

References that assist with identification

  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.

Other references

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.