Conus abbreviatus

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Conus abbreviatus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus abbreviatusReeve, L.A., 1843
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. abbreviatus
Binomial name
Conus abbreviatus
Reeve, 1843
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Virroconus) abbreviatusReeve, 1843 accepted, alternate representation
  • Miliariconus abbreviatus(Reeve, 1843)

Conus abbreviatus, common name Abbreviated cone snail, 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 has spots which are more distant from one another and somewhat more regularly disposed than in Conus miliaris . [3]

Distribution

This species occurs off the Hawaiian Islands. [3]

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. ↑ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus abbreviatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192568A2118154. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192568A2118154.en . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 Tryon G. W. (1884). Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Volume 6. Conidae, Pleurotomidae. page 22. Plate 5, figure 89. (There is a wrong authority of this species in the reference.)


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