Conus glorioceanus

Conus glorioceanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. glorioceanus
Binomial name
Conus glorioceanus Poppe & Tagaro, 2009
Synonyms
Conus (Cylinder) glorioceanus Poppe & Tagaro, 2009 · accepted, alternate representation Cylinder glorioceanus (Poppe & Tagaro, 2009) Cylindrus glorioceanus (Poppe & Tagaro, 2009)

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

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 the shell varies between 30 mm and 51 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

• Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2009) A spectacular new Conus (Conidae) from the Philippines. Visaya 2(4): 52–56
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Cylinder glorioceanus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.