Conus tulipa
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©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus tulipa about 6 cm long from the Lizard Island area. The usual colour pattern has been eroded from this beach-scoured shell. The interior is violet (Wilson, 1994).
©Lexie Gersbeck and Gabi Howarth: Conus tulipa about 6 cm long from the Lizard Island area. The usual colour pattern has been eroded from this beach-scoured shell.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Order
Neogastropoda
Family
Conidae
Genus
Conus
Species
Conus tulipa
Colours
Distinguishing features
A very wide aperture.
Size
- Up to 8 cm (length according to Wilson, 1994)
Synonyms
Web resources
References
- Wilson, B.R. (1994). Australian Marine Shells: 2. Prosobranch gastropods Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia.