Conus abbas

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Conus abbas
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus abbas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. abbas
Binomial name
Conus abbas
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Cylinder) abbasHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus abbas var. grisea Dautzenberg, 1937
  • Cylinder abbas(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus abbas, common name the abbas cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully.

Description

The shell of this species is white, very finely reticulated with narrow orange-brown lines, with a broad central and often narrower upper and lower bands of darker color bearing occasional longitudinal chocolate stripes. [3]

The height of the shell is from 1.5 inches (38 mm) to 2.5 inches (64 mm). [3]

The shell is very similar to that of Conus textile , but the shell is smaller, the reticulations much smaller, the longitudinal streaks rarely apparent, and the dark bands of Conus abbas occupy about the same positions as the lightest markings of Conus textile. [3]

Distribution

Conus abbas has a disjunct distribution. Conus abbas map.png
Conus abbas has a disjunct distribution.

Ecology

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

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References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference. [3]

  1. 1 2 Kohn A. (2013). "Conus abbas". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Tryon G. W. (1884). Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Volume 6. Conidae, Pleurotomidae. page 92. Plate 30, figure 12-14.
  4. ↑ "Conus abbas Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.". The Conus Biodiversity website, accessed 21 March 2010.
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