Conus austroviola

Conus austroviola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus austroviola
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus austroviola Röckel, D. & Korn, W., 1991
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. austroviola
Binomial name
Conus austroviola
Röckel & Korn, 1992
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Virgiconus) austroviola Röckel & Korn, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Hermes austroviola (Röckel & Korn, 1992)
  • Pseudohermes austroviola (Röckel & Korn, 1992)

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 23 mm and 57 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Hermes austroviola". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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