Conus glenni
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus glenni Petuch, E.J., 1993 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. glenni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus glenni | |
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Conus glenni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 2 Conus glenni Petuch, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 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
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