Marbled cone (species: Conus marmoreus) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Conus marmoreus
Marbled cone


©Anne Hoggett: Conus marmoreus shell 10 cm long at the base of Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Barbara Banks: Conus marmoreusat Horseshoe Reef, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Conus marmoreus on the reef flat at Coconut Beach, Lizard Island.

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

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Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Colour pattern as shown is distinctive for this species.

Size

  • Up to 10 cm (shell length.)

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

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

Other references

  • Fainzilber, M., R. van der Schors, J.C. Lodder, K.W. Li, W.P.M. Garaerts and K.S. Kits (1995). New sodium channel-blocking conotoxins also affect calcium currents in Lymnaea neurons, Biochemistry, 34: 5364-5371. LIRS catalog number 425.
  • Livett, B.G., D.W. Sandall, D. Keays, J. Down, K.R. Gayler, N. Satkunanathan and Z. Khalil (2006). Therapeutic applications of conotoxins that target the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Toxicon, 48: 810-829. LIRS catalog number 1624.
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