Conus advertex

Conus advertex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1][2]

Conus advertex
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus advertex Garrard, T.A., 1961
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. advertex
Binomial name
Conus advertex (Garrard, 1961)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Plicaustraconus) advertex (Garrard, 1961) accepted, alternate representation Plicaustraconus advertex (Garrard, 1961) Rhizoconus advertex Garrard, 1961 (original description)

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 27 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).^[2]