species: Conus rattus in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
Conus rattus


©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.

©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus rattus from the reef flat and crest between Bird and South Islands, Lizard Island Group.
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Conidae
Genus Conus
Species Conus rattus

Colours

              

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 5 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)

Synonyms

Web resources

References

  • Robertson, R. (1981). List of shell-bearing mollusks observed and collected at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, Tryonia, 4: 1-32. LIRS catalog number 403.
  • Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.