You are purchasing the exact item described and pictured. As a natural product, irregularities in form and condition may occur, which should not be considered as defects. Therefore, we strongly recommend carefully reviewing the provided images!
Name:
Common name:
Synonym:
Tectus conus, (Gmelin, 1791)
Rochia acutangula, (Anton, 1838)
Trochus altus, (Perry, 1811)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Tegulidae → Rochia → conus → Rochia conus → Gmelin, 1791
Protection status:
Quality:
Location:
Samar Island / Philippines
Size of the specimen:
Length: 6,8 cm
Diameter: 5,4 cm
Weight:
The cone-shaped roundabout snail, also known as the conus circle snail or strawberry gun snail (English: Cone Shaped Top Shell), was first described by Gmelin in 1791 and belongs to the family of the Tegulidae. This socket reaches a maximum housing length of about 7 cm and occurs in tropical waters of the Red Sea, in front of the Philippines, Indo-Malaysia and before Vietnam, New Caledonia and Australia.
