Conus glenni

Conus glenni, common name the Effulgent cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus glenni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus glenni Petuch, E.J., 1993
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. glenni
Binomial name
Conus glenni Petuch, 1993
Synonyms[1]
Atlanticonus glenni (Petuch, 1993) Conus (Atlanticonus) glenni (Petuch, 1993) · accepted, alternate representation Gladioconus glenni (Petuch, 1993)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama and Colombia.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 18.5 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 1 m.[2]

References

1. Conus glenni Petuch, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

• Petuch, E. J. 1993b. Molluscan Discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part II. A new species of Leporiconus Iredale, 1930 from the San Blas Islands, Panama. La Conchiglia 25(266):57–59, 5 figs.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Atlanticonus glenni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.