Conus terebra Born, 1778
Terebra cone, 92mm
Conus
terebra has a
mostly white shell covered in the living state by a thick slippery brown periostracum.
The shell resembles Conus coelinae
and C. virgo, but its
shell is spirally striated rather than smooth. This species is moderately rare
in the Marshalls, although we have seen occasional specimens on a variety of
lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 10 to 20m.
Created
4 July 2009
Updated 12 March 2020
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