Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean 1st Edition by Alan J Kohn 069113538X 978-0691135380

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ISBN 10: 069113538X 

ISBN 13: 978-0691135380

Author: Alan J Kohn

Conus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world’s tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. The shells of these marine mollusks are prized for their amazing variety and extraordinary beauty. The neurotoxic venoms they produce―injected by a hollow, harpoon-like tooth into prey animals that are then paralyzed and swallowed whole―have a range of pharmaceutical applications, from painkillers to antidepressants. This beautifully illustrated book identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus. Introductory chapters cover the evolution and phylogeny of the genus, and notes on methodology are provided. Detailed species accounts describe key identification features, taxonomy, distribution, ecology, toxicology, life history, and evolutionary relationships. The book includes more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 splendid color plates; more than 100 additional photos, many depicting live animals in color; and 35 color distribution maps.

• Identifies 53 valid species―the first reassessment of western Atlantic Conus in more than seventy years
• Features more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 color plates
• Blends the traditional shell-character approach to identification with cutting-edge shell and radular tooth morphometrics and molecular genetic analyses
• Includes color images of live animals as well as color distribution maps

Table of contents: 

Introduction

Abbreviations Used in the Text

Setting the Stage: Approaches

Setting the Stage: The Geological Theater and the Evolutionary Play

This Book and How to Use it

Behind the Scenes:

Technical Aids to the Species Accounts

Species Accounts

Conus granulatus Linnaeus

Conus glenni Petuch

Conus ritae Petuch

Conus jaspideus Gmelin

Conus pealii Green

Conus stearnsii Conrad

Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière

Conus mindanus Hwass in Bruguière

Conus bahamensis Vink and Röckel

Conus puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguière

Conus mazei Deshayes

Conus rainesae McGinty

Conus janowskyae (Tucker and Tenorio)

Conus armiger Crosse

Conus sauros Garcia

Conus lenhilli Cargile

Conus delessertii Récluz

Conus centurio Born

Conus cedonulli Linnaeus

Conus pseudaurantius Vink and von Cosel

Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière

Conus mappa [Lightfoot]

Conus curassaviensis Bruguière

Conus regius Gmelin

Conus cardinalis Hwass in Bruguière

Conus arangoi Sarasua

Conus explorator Vink

Conus hieroglyphus Duclos

Conus ziczac Megerle von Mühlfeld

Conus sahlbergi da Motta and Harland

Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière

Conus amphiurgus Dall

Conus sanderi Wils and Moolenbeek

Conus eversoni Petuch

C. ceruttii Cargile

Conus ignotus Cargile

Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguière

Conus stimpsoni Dall

Conus villepinii Fischer and Bernardi

Conus attenuatus Reeve

Conus flavescens Sowerby I

Conus cingulatus Lamarck

Conus largillierti Kiener

Conus anabathrum Crosse

Conus gibsonsmithorum Petuch

Conus garciai da Motta

Conus harlandi Petuch

Conus sunderlandi Petuch

Conus spurius Gmelin

Conus mus Hwass in Bruguière

Conus patae Abbott

Conus ermineus Born

Conus lightbourni Petuch

Nomina dubia

Synthesis and Conclusions

Appendix 1. Molecular Phylogeny of Conus

Appendix 2. Morphology-Based Phylogeny of Conus

General Glossary

Bibliography

Index of Species-group Names

General Index

 

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