Conus abbreviatus

Conus abbreviatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus abbreviatus Reeve, L.A., 1843
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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) abbreviatus Reeve, 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]

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]
40 feet depth, on coral sand.

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.

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. Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
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.)

• 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

• Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843 at the Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Conus abbreviatus; retrieved: 19 >January 2012