Conus alabaster

{{short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus alabaster

| image =Conus alabaster 1.jpg

| image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus alabaster (Reeve, L.A., 1849)

| authority = Reeve, 1849

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kohn, A. |date=2013 |title=Conus alabaster |volume=2013 |page=e.T192375A2082977 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192375A2082977.en |access-date=2 April 2024}}

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| synonyms =

  • Conus (Phasmoconus) alabaster Reeve, 1849 accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus alabaster (Reeve, 1849)

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Conus alabaster is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|426297|Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849||20 March 2010}}

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 41 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the China Sea; off Western Indonesia and the Philippines.

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]