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)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 · 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

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The length of the holotype is 25.55 mm.

Distribution

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Locus typicus: "(Trawled from) 400 feet depth off Palm Beach Island, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA."[2]

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida at a depth of 122 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 30. Publ: CERF
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