Conus angasi

Conus angasi, common name Angas's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus angasi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus angasi Tryon, G.W., 1883
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. angasi
Binomial name
Conus angasi Tryon, 1884
Synonyms[2]
Conus metcalfei Angas, 1877 (junior homonym of Conus metcalfii Reeve, 1843) Conus (Plicaustraconus) metcalfei Tryon, 1884 accepted, alternate representation Plicaustraconus angasi (Tryon, 1884)

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 20 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Queensland