Conus adamsonii

Conus adamsonii
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus adamsonii Broderip, W.J., 1836
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. adamsonii
Binomial name
	Conus adamsonii; Broderip, 1836
Synonyms[1]
	Conus cingulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1825; Conus rhododendron Jay, 1839; Conus (Textilia) adamsonii Broderip, 1836; Textilia adamsonii (Broderip, 1836) · accepted, alternate representation;

Conus adamsonii, common name the rhododendron cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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.

The epithet adamsonii commemorates Robert Stephen Adamson.[2]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 26.4 mm and 56 mm. The spire is depressed, channeled and striate. The body whorl is grooved above and below, smooth in the middle. The color of the shell is rosy white, with numerous small triangular chestnut spots and three bands of violaceous and chestnut clouds and reticulations.[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.

References

Conus adamsonii Broderip, 1836 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.
Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.
G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus rhododendron )

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Textilia adamsonii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus adamsonii Broderip, 1836 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 March 2010.

[Eggli_Newton_2004-2] Eggli, U.; Newton, L.E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 3. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9.

[3] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus rhododendron )