Common Name

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Status

Described as a subspecies Conus floridanus patglicksteinae. According to Filmer a synonym (form) of C. aureolus or possibly a valid species.

Type Locality

Off Palm Beach Island, Palm Beach County, Florida

Distribution

Florida, USA

Maximum Reported Size

25 mm

Description

Shell solid , elongate, tapered, with low spire; body whorl smooth, with only a few faint spiral sulci around anterior tip; shoulder sharp-angled; aperture long and narrow; colour bright pinkish-orange with a band of scattered white patches around mid-body and few scattered white patches along shoulder area; orange body colour overlaid with 12 rows of orange-brown dots and dashes; spire whorls with large, bright orange, interconnected flammules; interior of aperture pale pinkish-white.

Habitat & Habits

Deep water.

Discussion

C. patglicksteinae differs from C. anabathrum f. floridanus in having a low, almost flattene spire, in being almost solid orange-pink in colour, and in having large radiating, interconnected flammules. The subspecies differs from C. anabathrum f. burryae by having a bright pinkish-orange base color.

References

• New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas: p. 30, pl. 5, figs 3 & 4.