Conus alabaster

Conus alabaster
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alabaster(Reeve, L.A., 1849)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. alabaster
Binomial name
Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Phasmoconus) alabasterReeve, 1849 accepted, alternate representation Phasmoconus alabaster(Reeve, 1849)

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

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 41 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the China Sea; off Western Indonesia and the Philippines.

References

1. Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus alabaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192375A2082977. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192375A2082977.en . Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 20 March 2010.

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Phasmoconus alabaster". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea