Conus augur facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conus augur
Apertural view of a shell of Conus augur
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Conus (Strategoconus) augur sensu Lightfoot, 1786 accepted, alternate representation Conus augur Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 Conus punctatus Gmelin, 1791 Conus magus Röding, 1798 Conus punctatus Gmelin, 1791 Cucullus magus Röding, 1798 (junior secondary homonym of Conus magus Linnaeus, 1758) Cucullus pulverulentus Röding, 1798 Vituliconus augur (Lightfoot, J., 1786)

Conus augur, common name the auger cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Like all species within 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.

Description

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, the other below the middle of the body whorl. The spire is maculated with brown.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean along the Aldabra Atoll and Madagascar; and in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.

Gallery

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  Conus augur (Lightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786)

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  Conus augur (Lightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786)

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  Conus augur (Lightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786)

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  Conus augur (Lightfoot, J. in Solander, 1786)