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
Shell and protoconch of Conus patglicksteinae (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. patglicksteinae
Binomial name
Conus patglicksteinae
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) patglicksteinae Petuch, 1987 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus floridanus patglicksteinae Petuch, 1987
  • Gradiconus patglicksteinae (Petuch, 1987)

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

  1. 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


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