Conus glorioceanus

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

Conus glorioceanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. glorioceanus
Binomial name
Conus glorioceanus
Poppe & Tagaro, 2009
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Cylinder) glorioceanus Poppe & Tagaro, 2009 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Cylinder glorioceanus (Poppe & Tagaro, 2009)
  • Cylindrus glorioceanus (Poppe & Tagaro, 2009)

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Cylinder glorioceanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.