species: Conus vexillum in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Conus vexillum


©Barbara Banks: Conus vexillum at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Barbara Banks: Conus vexillum at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus vexillum from Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island.

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

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 11 cm (length according to Wilson (1994))

Synonyms

Comments

The two photographed specimens don't look like the same species to me. Needs expert id. (22 Jul 2019)

by Anne Hoggett

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.