Conus aureus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Aureus cone, 82mm

Conus aureus is one of the mollusk-eating tented cones. This species is seen primarily at night on lagoon pinnacles at depths from about 10-30m.

The next two are from Enewetak Atoll.

Below is a 15mm juvenile.

55.05mm shell

58.0mm shell

Created 4 July 2009
Updated 4 May 2024

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