species: Conus tulipa in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Conus tulipa


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus tulipa about 6 cm long from the Lizard Island area. The usual colour pattern has been eroded from this beach-scoured shell. The interior is violet (Wilson, 1994).

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus tulipa about 6 cm long from the Lizard Island area. The usual colour pattern has been eroded from this beach-scoured shell.

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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Distinguishing features

A very wide aperture.

Size

  • Up to 8 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

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.