Conus aureus
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Conus aureus

Conus aureus, common name the aureus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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

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  • Conus aureus paulucciae G. B. Sowerby III, 1887

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Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm. The shell is subcylindrical, with fine revolving striae. It has an orange-brown color, very finely reticulated with chestnut, with larger subtriangular spots of white, aggregated into masses and bands at the shoulder, middle and base. There are usually a number of longitudinal streaks of chestnut running over the orange-brown reticulated spaces.

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References

1. Conus aureus Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_aureus
2. Conus aureus on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192413/2090188

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