The database WoRMS lists this species only tentatively, as it may be a synonym for a northern form of Conus anemone. As there are conservation implications, a precautionary approach should be taken, and C. compressus is here tentatively listed as a valid species. The real C. compressus has a distribution restricted from Geraldton to Shark Bay, but in recent years the name has been mistakenly applied to a tall-spired form of anemone from South Australia.
Like all cone snail species, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866
Description
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 67 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southern Australia.
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Sowerby, G.B. 1866. Monograph of the genus Conus. pp. 328-329 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby, G.B. Vol. 3.
Tomlin, J.R. le B. 1937. Catalogue of Recent and Fossil Cones. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 22: 205-333
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