Conus patglicksteinae
Conus patglicksteinae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus patglicksteinae | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conus patglicksteinae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. patglicksteinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus patglicksteinae Petuch, 1987 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The length of the holotype is 25.55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida at a depth of 122 m.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus patglicksteinae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716251 on 2015-11-14
- Petuch, E. J. 1987. New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas. 30, plate 5, figure 3-4.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- 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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