Conus reductaspiralis

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Conus reductaspiralis

Apertural view of a shell of Conus reductaspiralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. reductaspiralis
Binomial name
*Conus reductaspiralis* Walls, 1979
Synonyms^[1]
Conus (Splinoconus) reductaspiralis Walls, 1979 · accepted, alternate representation Conus nielsenae reductaspiralis Walls, 1979 Kioconus reductaspiralis (Walls, 1979)

Conus reductaspiralis, common name Nielsen's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]^[2]

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.

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:^[1]

Taxonomy: The status of Conus nielsenae, Conus reductaspiralis and Conus thevenardensis has been disputed by some authors, but Australian specialists generally regard them as distinct. For conservation evaluation, all three are here listed as distinct.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 27 mm and 51 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus reductaspiralis Walls, 1979. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584763 on 2012-01-21
^ Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Vol. 2 Neogastropods. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp.

Walls, J.G. 1979. Three new Indian Ocean cones. The Pariah 5: 1-8
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

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World Register of Marine Species
"Kioconus reductaspiralis reductaspiralis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

Taxon identifiers
Conus reductaspiralis	Wikidata: Q5166092 AFD: Conus_(Splinoconus)_reductaspiralis CoL: XY6C GBIF: 5795715 iNaturalist: 432166 IRMNG: 11125705 IUCN: 192513 OBIS: 584763 Open Tree of Life: 2903571 SeaLifeBase: 155590 WoRMS: 584763

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