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''Conus glans'', common name the acorn cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. ;Varieties: * ''Conus glans'' var. granulata Dautzenberg, 1937: synonym of ''Conus glans'' Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 * ''Conus glans'' var. ''tenuigranulata'' Dautzenberg, 1937: synonym of ''Conus tenuistriatus'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 ==Description== The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 65 mm.The shell is encircled throughout with coarse or fine striae, which are sometimes granular; violaceous or brown, with a few lighter spots on the spire, and usually a light irregular band below the middle of the body whorl. The aperture is violaceous. 〔 (G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Conus glans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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