Conus adami explained

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]}

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

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:

• 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

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

Distribution

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

References

• Wils, E. 1988. A new Conus species from off Cape York, North Australia. Gloria Maris 27(5-6): 83-85
• Filmer R.M. (1992) Conus adami, Wils, 1988 - species or subspecies? Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16: 67–75.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

Notes and References

1. 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.