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Class
Gastropoda 
 
Class_C
腹足綱 
Order
Neogastropoda 
Order_C
新腹足目 
Family
Conidae 
Family_C
芋螺科 
Genus_C
芋螺屬 
Scientific Name
Conus quercinus
Nomenclator
Lightfoot, 1786 
Chinese Name
蠟黃芋螺 
Common_C
 
Synonym
 
Common_E
 
Size
70mm 
World Distribution
印尼、馬來西亞、阿拉伯東部 (GO, Mas, SO)
 West Malaysia East coast: Trawled Kota Bharu, Pulau Perhentian, Marang, Kuantan, Endau, Mersing; Eastern Arabia (GO, Mas, SO)
Taiwan Distribution
台南,高雄,屏東縣東港,澎湖,小琉球 
Habitat
棲息在潮間帶到淺海的岩礁或礫石中。 
Offshore
Character
殼呈倒圓錐形,螺尖尖銳,殼表面有橫向密細螺紋,螺肩寬而平,殼口呈倒球棒狀。殼色蠟黃,其間有褐色橫向細螺紋,殼口瓷質白色。
 
Reference
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