page_title: Conus compressus
hierarchical_section_title: Conus compressus
caption_attribution_description: English: Conus compressus 3
context_page_description: Conus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
  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.
context_section_description: Conus compressus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
  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.
caption: Conus compressus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1866
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