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


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Conidae
Genus Conus
Species Conus rattus

Lizard Island area: all known taxa
Lizard Island Field Guide

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5 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.