John,

I have two c. adamsonii, and both were collected in the Cook
Islands.....Aitutaki, to be exact, in clean sand at around 100 foot depths.

I have been told by several people that adamsonii can be found frequently
there, but "where"  AT that location remains a mystery.

Here is some additional info you might find useful.

Seashell-Collector has a nice brief article with nice pictures of the
species,
http://www.seashell-collector.com/articles/2004/conidae%20tahiti/adamsoniiEN
.htm

Here is a photo of the lectotype,
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/record.php?ID=32l79&shw
=1101113&ref=g



I know there are more articles, etc about adamsonii out there.....this is
one species among many of the cones which deserves more research.

Lyle




> [Original Message]
> From: John and Lynette Flynn <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 10/3/2005 5:32:01 PM
> Subject: Conus adamsonii
>
> In the Compendium of Seashells, the entry for Conus
> adamsonii carries the comment that adamsonii are "not
> uncommon" in the Phoenix Islands. Does anyone know the
> genesis of that comment or which island in the Phoenix
> group the authors might have been referring to?
>
> I have reviewed the August 1992 issue of HSN
> containing an article on Adamsonii distribution. That
> article, along with the information in the Manual of
> the Living Conidae, is about all I have been able to
> find on habitat for Conus adamsonii. Can anyone direct
> me to other useful information? Has anyone on the
> Conch-L found this species alive?
>
> I have a friend who reports collecting specimens of C.
> adamsonii from both Minerva and Beveridge Reefs, but
> only dead specimens with hermit crabs so depth and
> substrate data are uninformative.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Flynn
>
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