Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tessellate Cone
Conus tessulatus
Tessellate Cone
Category: Cone Shells
Scientific Name: Conus tessulatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (7 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Conoidea (Superfamily)
    └Conidae (Family) Cone Shells
     └Conus (Genus)
      └C. tessulatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 215519🔗
iNaturalist ID: 328686🔗

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