Conus gloriakiiensis

Conus gloriakiiensis
Conus gloriakiiensis
Apertural view of Conus gloriakiiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Subfamily: Coninae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. gloriakiiensis
Binomial name
Conus gloriakiiensis
Kuroda & Itô, 1961 [1]
Synonyms[2]

Kioconus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)

Conus gloriakiiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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.

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 65.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the Philippines.

References

  1. ^ Kuroda, T., and Ito, K., 1961. Molluscan Shells from Southern Kii. Venus, 21 (3 ): 243 -267 (in Japanese and English)
  2. ^ a b Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429008 on 25 July 2011.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp

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