Conus abruptus explained

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

Description

Conus abruptus was originally discovered and described by New Zealand geologist Patrick Marshall in 1918.

Marshall's type description reads as follows:

Distribution

Pakaurangi Point, Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand, during the Tertiary.

References

This article incorporates public domain text originating from the New Zealand from the reference.

• Maxwell, P.A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. pp 232–254 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

Further reading

• Beu & Maxwell (1990). N.Z. Geol. Surv. Paleontol. Bull. 58: 124.

Notes and References

1. Marshall, B. (2015). Conus abruptus P. Marshall, 1918 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831753 on 2015-06-24