Conus aplustre

Conus aplustre, common name the black-end cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus aplustre
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus aplustre Reeve, L.A., 1843
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. aplustre
Binomial name
Conus aplustre Reeve, 1843
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Floraconus) aplustre Reeve, 1843 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cooki Brazier, 1870 Conus neglectus A. Adams, 1855 Floraconus aplustre (Reeve, 1843)

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 19 mm and 27 mm. The shell is rather stoutly turbinated, smooth, thin, somewhat inflated, and striate towards the base. Its color is yellowish white, with irregular yellowish brown or ash faint bands, and lines of white and chestnut articulations. The spire is depressed. The apex is pointed.^[3]

Distribution

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