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Conus advertex

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Conus advertex
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus advertex Garrard, T.A., 1961
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. advertex
Binomial name
Conus advertex
(Garrard, 1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) advertex (Garrard, 1961) accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus advertex (Garrard, 1961)
  • Rhizoconus advertex Garrard, 1961 (original description)

Conus advertex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus advertex (Garrard, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584762 on 2011-11-06
  2. ^ a b Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Plicaustraconus advertex". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.