Sand dusted Cone (species: Conus arenatus) in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Conus arenatus
Sand dusted Cone


©Anne Hoggett: Conus arenatus about 4 cm long, removed from just under sand surface, Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Conus arenatusabout 4 cm long, removed from just under sand surface, Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Conus arenatus removed from sand, Lizard Island at night.

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

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Local abundance

  • Lizard Island: Common but rarely seen because it lives buried in sand.

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

  • Huelsken, T. (2008). Phylogenetic relationship and species identification within the Natcidae Guilding, 1834 (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda), Ph.D. thesis, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum. LIRS catalog number 1204.
  • 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.