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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