Conus adami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1][2][3]

Conus adami
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus adami Wils, E., 1988
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. adami
Binomial name
Conus adami
Wils, 1988
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus trigonus adami Wils, 1988
  • Conus (Plicaustraconus) adami Wils, 1988 accepted, alternate representation

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

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Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Taxonomy: Conus adami is often treated as a subspecies or synonym of C. trigonus. The latter is a shallow-water species occurring in NW Australia, whereas adami is an offshore species occurring off Northern Australia. The two overlap in the Darwin area, and there are specimens that appear to be intermediate. For conservation implications, the two are here listed as distinct.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

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This species of cone snail is endemic to Australia and occurs in the Arafura Sea and in the Gulf of Carpentaria.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus adami Wils, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429229 on 2011-11-06
  2. ^ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue 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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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Plicaustraconus trigonus adami". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.