Conus gloriakiiensis

Conus gloriakiiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conus gloriakiiensis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda, T. & K. Ito, 1961
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. gloriakiiensis
Binomial name
Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Splinoconus) gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961 · accepted, alternate representation Kioconus gloriakiiensis (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)

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 an adult shell varies between 38 mm and 65.8 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to the Philippines.

References

1. Kuroda, T., and Ito, K., 1961. Molluscan Shells from Southern Kii. Venus, 21 (3 ): 243 -267 (in Japanese and English)
2. Conus gloriakiiensis Kuroda & Itô, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 July 2011.

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Kioconus gloriakiiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Kioconus recluzianus var. gloriakiiensis