Conus augur
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| Conus augur | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus augur | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. augur |
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| Conus augur sensu Lightfoot, 1786[2] | |
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Conus augur, commonly known as the auger cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, which includes the cone snails, cone shells, or cones.[3]
Like all species in 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.
The size of an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 76 mm. The creamy white shell is encircled by close rows of very small chestnut dots, with two bands of irregular brown markings—one above and the other below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is maculated with brown.[4]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean, particularly along the Aldabra Atoll and off the coast of Madagascar; as well as in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.
