Conus of the Southeastern United States and Caribbean / / Alan J. Kohn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Kohn, Alan J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: Course Book
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.) :; 109 color plates. 97 color illus. 32 halftones. 12 line illus. 12 tables. 35 color maps.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Abbreviations Used in the Text --; 1. Setting the Stage: Approaches --; 2. Setting the Stage: The Geological Theater and the Evolutionary Play --; 3. This Book and How to Use it --; 4. Behind the Scenes: Technical Aids to the Species Accounts --; 5. Species Accounts --; Conus granulatus Linnaeus- Conus pseudaurantius Vink and von Cosel --; Conus aurantius Hwass in Bruguière- Nomina dubia --; 6. 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 --; Epilogue
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781400853014; 9783110665925
• DOI: 10.1515/9781400853014
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: 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 yearsFeatures more than 2,100 photos of shells on 109 color platesBlends the traditional shell-character approach to identification with cutting-edge shell and radular tooth morphometrics and molecular genetic analysesIncludes color images of live animals as well as color distribution maps