Conus ebraeus
©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus ebraeus about 3.5 cm long from the Loomis Reef and Research Station area, Lizard Island.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Conidae
Genus
Conus
Species
Conus ebraeus
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 4 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Vermiculate Cone (species: Conus chaldaeus)
has a similar extreior colour pattern but the spiral bands of blotches are less regular than Conus ebraeusThe interior of the also shell differs: Conus chaldaeus is white with a black lip; Conus ebraeus has a brown pattern that corresponds to the exterior pattern (Wilson, 1994).
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.
Other references
- Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.