Malacology
Malacology is the study of mollusks. This includes animals like octopus, snails, slugs, and clams. It is the second largest phylum of animals, making them one of the most successful groups on the planet. There are over 80,000 described species of mollusks with many more left to be discovered. Mullusca is composed of 8 recognized classes including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Polyplacophora, Scaphapoda, Monoplacophorans, the Aplacophorans, Caudofoveata and Solenogastres, and Bivalvia.
Glory-of-the-Atlantic Cone
Linnaeus, 1758
Conus granulatus
Class:
Order:
Family:
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Conidae
Shell Information
Length (mm): 25-45
Dextral
Chirality:
This shell has spiral rib sculpture. It can vary in color from red to light orange. The middle and shoulder of the body whorl has a stripe of alternating white and dark colors. The shoulder stripe continues on the spire whorls.
Description:
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Depth (m):
East Florida to Barbados
0 to 20 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Marine
Misc. Facts
Citations
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.�Conus granulatus�Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=420211 on 2021-09-03
Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.