Conus thevenardensis

Conus thevenardensis
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus thevenardensisMotta, A.J. da, 1987
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. thevenardensis
Binomial name
	Conus thevenardensis; da Motta, 1987
Synonyms
	Conus (Splinoconus) thevenardensisda Motta, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus nielsenae reductaspiralisWalls, 1979; Kioconus reductaspiralis thevenardensisda Motta, 1987;

Last updated December 28, 2023

Conus thevenardensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:^[1]

Taxonomy: The status of Conus nielsenae , Conus reductaspiralis and Conus thevenardensis has been disputed by some authors, but Australian specialists generally regard them as distinct. For conservation evaluation, all three are here listed as distinct and as alternative representations in the genus Kioconus.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Thevenard Island, Western Australia.

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References

1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus thevenardensis da Motta, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429881 on 2012-01-21
↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalog of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
↑ Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.

Walls, J.G. 1979. Three new Indian Ocean cones. The Pariah 5: 1-8
Motta, A.J. da 1987. A new Conus species endemic to Thevenard Island, W. Australia. La Conchiglia 19(222-223): 29-30
Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476 . PMID 26300576.

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Kioconus reductaspiralis thevenardensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus thevenardensis da Motta, 1987. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429881 on 2012-01-21

[2] Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalog of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.

[3] Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.

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