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]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus abbreviatus Reeve, L.A., 1843 | |
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843
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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
editThe shell of this species has spots which are more distant from one another and somewhat more regularly disposed than in Conus miliaris.[3]
Distribution
editThis species occurs off the Hawaiian Islands.[3]
Ecology
editLike 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.
References
editThis article incorporates public domain text from the reference.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b c 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.)
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 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
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- Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843 at the Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Conus abbreviatus; retrieved: 19 >January 2012
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