Conus albellus
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. albellus |
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| Conus albellus | |
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Conus albellus, common name snowy cone snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
- Taxonomy: Conus albellus is part of a species complex including C. limpusi, C. lizardensis and C. colmani, that needs re-evaluation. For conservation implications, all are here tentatively listed as distinct.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.
References
- 1 2 3 Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus albellus Röckel & Korn, 1990. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429239 on 2011-11-06
- ↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- ↑ Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
- Röckel, D. & Korn, W. 1990. Zur Indentitat von Conus lizardensis Crosse, 1865 und Conus sibogae Schepman, 1913- mit Beschreibung dreier neuer Conus-Arten von Queensland, Australien (Mollusca: Conidae). Acta Conchyliorum 2: 5-23, pls 1-10
- Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.
- Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 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
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Conus albellus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
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