Conus recurvus
Conus recurvus, common name the recurved cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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| Apertural view ofa shell of Conus recurvus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. recurvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833 | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The variety Conus recurvus var. helenae Schwengel, 1955 is a synonym of Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832
Description
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico to Peru; off the Galapagos Islands.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429266 on 2015-11-20
- Schwengel, J. S. 1955. Nautilus. 69 (1): 15, plate 2, figure 12-13
- Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
Holotype of the synonym Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955 in the Smithsonian Institution
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus regularis var. recurvus
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