Conus adami

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]

Conus adami
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus adami Wils, E., 1988
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. adami
Binomial name
Conus adami Wils, 1988
Synonyms[1]
Conus trigonus adami Wils, 1988 Conus (Plicaustraconus) adami Wils, 1988 accepted, alternate representation

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

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:^[1]

• 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.