Conus terebra

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

Conus terebra
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus terebra Born, I. von, 1778
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. terebra
Binomial name
Conus terebra Born, 1778
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Virgiconus) terebra Born, 1778 · accepted, alternate representation Conus coelebs Hinds, 1843 Conus fusus Gmelin, 1791 Conus terebellum Gmelin, 1791 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus terebellum Linnaeus, 1758) Conus thomasi G. B. Sowerby III, 1881 Cucullus albeolus Röding, 1798 Gastridium terebra Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975 Hermes terebra (Born, 1779) Virgiconus terebra (Born, 1778)

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 length of the shell varies between 43 mm and 100 mm. The shell is striated throughout. Its color is pale yellowish or ash-color, indistinctly two-banded, often somewhat tinged with violet at the base. The aperture is white or slightly violaceous.^[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea, in the tropical Indo-Pacific and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).