Conus angasi

Conus angasi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus angasi Tryon, G.W., 1883
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. angasi
Binomial name
Conus angasi
Tryon, 1884
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus metcalfei Angas, 1877 (junior homonym of Conus metcalfii Reeve, 1843)
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) metcalfei Tryon, 1884 accepted, alternate representation
  • Plicaustraconus angasi (Tryon, 1884)

Conus angasi, common name Angas's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland

References

  1. 1 2 Conus angasi Tryon, 1884.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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