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Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843 |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Conidae (cone shells) | |||
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| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii. | |||
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| Biology: | Mainly lives in benches and sandy substrate of reef platforms. Carnivore. Feeds exclusively on polychaete worms using its teeth that are connected to a venom gland and paralyzes its prey and swallows it whole (Ref. 122680). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | (LC); Date assessed: 26 October 2011 Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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