{"product_id":"conus-of-the-southeastern-united-states-and-caribbean-9780691135380","title":"Conus of the Southeastern United States and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConus is the largest genus of animals in the sea, occurring throughout the world's tropical and subtropical oceans and contributing significantly to marine biodiversity. This title identifies 53 valid species of the southeastern United States and the Caribbean, a region that supports a diverse but taxonomically challenging group of Conus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The comprehensive and clearly written species accounts, ranging from two to seven pages in length, occupy the bulk of the book. The volume is lavishly illustrated with 2,000-plus photos, presenting multiple images showing the variation of shapes and colors within each species. A valuable resource for anyone interested in cone shells in general and the mollusks of the tropical western Atlantic Ocean.\"--Choice \"Conus is for the serious naturalist and a must for the hard-core beachcomber. Kohn, a foremost authority on cone snails, displays his scholarship on every page, with 2,100 mesmerizing color shell photographs of these fascinating gastropods.\"--Bill Cannon, Scientist's Bookshelf \"This is a beautifully written and illustrated book that details the taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships of western Atlantic Conus... The author, Alan J. Kohn, is widely recognized as the world's premier scientific authority on the Conidae. Here, he has poured his deep passion for his subject into a scientific and technical masterpiece.\"--Steven Tettelbach, East Coast Shellfish Growers Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface ix  Acknowledgments xi  Introduction 1  Abbreviations Used in the Text 7  1 Setting the Stage: Approaches 9  2 Setting the Stage: The Geological Theater and the Evolutionary Play 18  3 This Book and How to Use it 32  4 Behind the Scenes:  Technical Aids to the Species Accounts 44  5 Species Accounts 56  Conus granulatus Linnaeus 56  Conus glenni Petuch 62  Conus ritae Petuch 64  Conus jaspideus Gmelin 67  Conus pealii Green 74  Conus stearnsii Conrad 80  Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguiere 84  Conus mindanus Hwass in Bruguiere 89  Conus bahamensis Vink and Rockel 95  Conus puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguiere 97  Conus mazei Deshayes 106  Conus rainesae McGinty 114  Conus janowskyae (Tucker and Tenorio) 117  Conus armiger Crosse 120  Conus sauros Garcia 126  Conus lenhilli Cargile 129  Conus delessertii Recluz 130  Conus centurio Born 137  Conus cedonulli Linnaeus 146  Conus pseudaurantius Vink and von Cosel 156  Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguiere 160  Conus mappa [Lightfoot] 164  Conus curassaviensis Bruguiere 174  Conus regius Gmelin 178  Conus cardinalis Hwass in Bruguiere 188  Conus arangoi Sarasua 204  Conus explorator Vink 206  Conus hieroglyphus Duclos 209  Conus ziczac Megerle von Muhlfeld 212  Conus sahlbergi da Motta and Harland 217  Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguiere 226  Conus amphiurgus Dall 239  Conus sanderi Wils and Moolenbeek 250  Conus eversoni Petuch 255  C. ceruttii Cargile 257  Conus ignotus Cargile 260  Conus cancellatus Hwass in Bruguiere 264  Conus stimpsoni Dall 274  Conus villepinii Fischer and Bernardi 281  Conus attenuatus Reeve 288  Conus flavescens Sowerby I 296  Conus cingulatus Lamarck 302  Conus largillierti Kiener 306  Conus anabathrum Crosse 312  Conus gibsonsmithorum Petuch 324  Conus garciai da Motta 329  Conus harlandi Petuch 334  Conus sunderlandi Petuch 340  Conus spurius Gmelin 345  Conus mus Hwass in Bruguiere 358  Conus patae Abbott 363  Conus ermineus Born 367  Conus lightbourni Petuch 379  Nomina dubia 382  6 Synthesis and Conclusions 395  Appendix 1. Molecular Phylogeny of Conus 419  Appendix 2. Morphology-Based Phylogeny of Conus 422  General Glossary 425  Bibliography 431  Index of Species-group Names 449  General Index 453","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403755528535,"sku":"9780691135380","price":92.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691135380.jpg?v=1730484452","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conus-of-the-southeastern-united-states-and-caribbean-9780691135380","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}