original description
Wils, E. 1988. A new Conus species from off Cape York, N. Australia. Gloria Maris 27(5/6):83-85, figs. 1-4. [details]
additional source
Wilson, B. (1994) <i>Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods</i>. Vol. 2 <i>Neogastropods</i>. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, Western Australia, 370 pp. [details]
additional source
Filmer, R. M. (2001). <i>A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998</i>. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Conus adami is often treated as a subspecies or synonym of C. trigonus. The latter is a shallow-water species occurring in NW Australia, whereas adami is an offshore species occurring off Northern Australia. The two overlap in the Darwin area, and there are specimens that appear to be intermediate. For conservation implications, the two are here listed as distinct. [details]