Conus glaucus
Species of sea snail
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::summary Species of sea snail ::
| taxon = Conus glaucus | image = Conus glaucus 1.jpg | image2 = Conus glaucus 2.jpg | image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus glaucus Linnaeus, C., 1758 | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = | authority = Linnaeus, 1758 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms =
- Conus (Dendroconus) glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
- Cucullus fraxineus Röding, 1798
- Dendroconus glaucus (Linnaeus, 1758) | display_parents = 3
Conus glaucus, common name the glaucous cone, 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 65 mm. The color of the shell is bluish ash or very light chocolate, with usually a lighter narrow central band, and numerous short chocolate lines in revolving series. The spire is broadly radiated with chocolate.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia and Vanuatu.
References
- Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp.
- 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
References
- Kohn, A.. (2013). "''Conus glaucus''".
- {{WRMS species. 428135. ''Conus glaucus'' Linnaeus, 1758. 27 March 2010
- [https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
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