Conus advertex
Species of sea snail
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Conus advertex is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus advertex Garrard, T.A., 1961 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. advertex |
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| Conus advertex (Garrard, 1961) | |
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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 27 mm and 46 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail is endemic to Australia (New South Wales, Queensland).[2]
