About Conus gladiator Broderip, 1833
Adults of this species have shells that range in size between 26 millimeters and 48 millimeters. The spire of the shell is rather depressed, with a tuberculate and striate texture. The shell’s base color is chocolate-brown, with variegated white patterning arranged in longitudinal streaks. It also features an irregular white band, plus more or less distinct revolving lines of darker brown. The interior of the shell is either white or tinged with chocolate. The shell’s epidermis has a fibrous texture. This species is found in the Pacific Ocean, distributed off the Galapagos Islands and in the area from the Gulf of California to Peru.
