Download or read book A Chronological Taxonomy of Conus 1758 1840 written by Alan J. Kohn and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book CHRONOLOGICAL TAXONOMY OF CONUS written by Alan J. Kohn and published by Smithsonian. This book was released on 1993-02-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conus--probably the largest genus of marine animals on earth--is also one of the better understood (ecologically) benthic reef- associated taxa, and correct nomenclature is of prime importance for research purposes. Much of the work presented here was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society of London between 1963 and 1988; updated, it accompanies previously unpublished reports on new research. A chronological approach was taken to untangle the nomenclature for species described between 1758 and 1840, during which time more than 700 species-group names were introduced in Conus. Includes bandw photos and drawings for 556 species. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean written by Alan J. Kohn and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-31 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 1998 written by Richard M. Filmer and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a catalogue of all species names of the living Conidae published between 1758 and 1999. The work is based on the catalogue by Tomlin published in the Proceedings of the Malacological Society in 1937. The book conforms to the latest (4th) edition of the Code of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Included is an alphabetical list of all names. For each name, the author, name and date of publication, whereabouts of the type species, type locality, nomenclatural and taxonomic status is given. There are lists of spelling errors, works and names rejected by the ICZN, names by authors and a numerical summary. This is a reference book for those involved or interested in the nomenclature and taxonomy of the Conidae. It enables readers to check on factual data and the author?s opinion on the taxonomic status of each name.

Download or read book Journal of Conchology written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Genus Conus Mollusca Neogastropoda in the Plio Pleistocene of the Southeastern United States written by Jonathan Robert Hendricks and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conus (or cone) shells are common in many Pliocene and Pleistocene fossil deposits from the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States, but have never been the subjects of a comprehensive taxonomic review or revision. In total, 84 names (including those of some Recent species and fossil taxa from other strata or areas) have been applied to Plio-Pleistocene cone shells from this region, and since Green described Conus marylandicus in 1830, and additional 59 species have been described from these strata. Forty of these taxa were described in the last 17 years and were published outside of the peer-reviewed literature, making their status as distinct species suspect, particularly because most are poorly illustrated, perfunctorily described, and based on few specimens. This makes them nearly impossible to evaluate without direct inspection of type material and/or access to large suites of specimens. Evaluating whether these suspect taxon names represent distinctive morphospecies is critical to attaining an understanding of the evolutionary history and diversity of Neogene and Recent Conus in the western Atlantic. The present work provides a systematic treatment of 82 of the 84 names that have been applied to Conus shells from the Plio-Pleistocene fossil records of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Here, through application of a conservative morphological species concept (one that accepts large amounts of intraspecific morphological variation), 19 of these nominal taxa are accepted as representing distinctive species of Plio-Pleistocene Conus from this study area. In addition, this investigation also resulted in the discovery of one new fossil morphospecies, described here as Conus burnetti n. sp. An identification key to these 20 species is provided. The status of three additional, previously described species (known only by their type specimens) remains less certain. Two names that are likely familiar to collectors of Plio-Pleistocene Conus from the United States Coastal Plain, C. floridanus Gabb, 1869, and C. druidi Olsson, 1967, are synonymized, respectively, with G. fg. largillierti Kiener, 1845, and C. haytensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1850. All previously described species of sinistral Conus are considered to belong to one highly morphologically variable species, C. adversarius Conrad, 1840.

Download or read book Fossil Record Evolutionary History and Paleobiology of Plio pleistocene Conus from the Southeastern United States written by Jonathan Robert Hendricks and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Microscopic Anatomy of Invertebrates Mollusca I written by Frederick W. Harrison and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1991 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is part of a multi-volume reference work on the functional anatomy of invertebrates. Arranged phylogenetically, the series begins with the protozoa, defined herein as the motile protists, and concludes with the invertebrate members of the phylum chordata.

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Download or read book The Mollusks written by Charles F. Sturm and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mollusks have been important to humans since our earliest days. Initially, when humans were primarily interested in what they could eat or use, mollusks were important as food, ornaments, and materials for tools. Over the centuries, as human knowledge branched out and individuals started to study the world around them, mollusks were important subjects for learning how things worked. In this volume, the editors and contributors have brought together a broad range of topics within the field of malacology. It is our expectation that these topics will be of interest and use to amateur and professional malacologists.

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Download or read book Historical Portrait of the Progress of Ichthyology written by Georges baron Cuvier and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A founder of comparative anatomy and giant of 19th-century biology, Georges Cuvier began publishing his 22-volume Histoire naturelle des poissons in 1828. Cuvier's history became a landmark survey in the science of fishes, delving back before the Greeks to the Egyptians, Phoenicians, and Carthaginians. As an introduction to this monumental work, his first volume traced the development of the study of fishes as he understood it and outlined the criteria for classification that his own work would follow. This critically important essay - arguably the first attempt at comprehensive marine biology - now appears in English translation for the first time, accompanied by rich annotations. Theodore Pietsch's commentary on Cuvier's Histoire naturelle des poissons returns this important volume to our attention and highlights its historical significance. Appreciative modern readers will include ichthyologists, evolutionary biologists, and historians of science.