species: Conus terebra in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Lizard Island Field Guide > Marine Life > Invertebrates > Marine snails > Conidae > Conus terebra (gallery)
Conus terebra


©Anne Hoggett: Conus terebra found hunting at night during coral spawning at Lizard Island. Was partially buried in sand. Thanks to Dr Richard Willan (NT Museum) for the identification.

©Anne Hoggett: Conus terebra found hunting at night during coral spawning at Lizard Island. Was partially buried in sand.

©Barbara Banks: Conus terebra at Lizard Island.

show or add records

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

Show in taxonomy
Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Similar taxa

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.