Conus gloriakiiensis
| Conus gloriakiiensis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda, T. & K. Ito, 1961 | |
| 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] | |
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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.
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
- ↑ Kuroda, T., and Ito, K., 1961. Molluscan Shells from Southern Kii. Venus, 21 (3 ): 243 -267 (in Japanese and English)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species 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
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Kioconus gloriakiiensis; accessed: 25 July 2011
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
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