What is Conus adversarius?
{{Speciesbox | fossil_range = Zanclean-Gelsian | image = Theadversary.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = A specimen of ''Conus adversarius''; note the sinistral shape of the shell, which is unique to the species. | extinct = yes | genus = Conus | species = adversarius | authority = Conrad, 1840 }} '''''Conus adversarius''''' is an [[extinct]] species of ''[[Conus]]'', a [[venom]]ous sea snail. The sea snail lived in the southeastern United States. The species lived for over 4 million years in the [[Pliocene]]. The species died out in the [[Pleistocene|ice age]]. [[File:PredationonConus.jpg|thumb|A ''Conus adversarius'' shell featuring damage from a predatory sea snail.]] == Discovery == The first person to find out about the species was Timothy Abbott Conrad. Timothy named the species after the left-handed shape of the shell, which is different from all other Conus species. == References == {{reflist}} * A. A. Olsson and A. Harbison. 1953. Pliocene Mollusca of Southern Florida. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Monograph 8:1-457 * J. R. DuBar. 1958. Stratigraphy and paleontology of the Late Neogene strata of the Caloosahatchee River area of southern Florida. Florida Geological Survey Bulletin 40:1-267 * A. A. Olsson and R. E. Petit. 1964. Some Neogene Mollusca from Florida and the Carolinas. Bulletins of American Paleontology 47(217):509-575 * J. R. Hendricks. 2008. The genus Conus (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) in the Plio-Pleistocene of the Southeastern United States. Bulletins of American Paleontology 375:1-178 [[Category:Gastropods]]