Conus abbreviatus

photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:	Conidae (cone shells)
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Environment:	benthic; marine
Distribution:	Eastern Central Pacific: Endemic to Hawaii.
Diagnosis:
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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