Conus recurvus

Conus recurvus
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
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) recurvus Broderip, 1833 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955
  • Gradiconus recurvus (Broderip, 1833)

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]

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

  1. 1 2 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
External identifiers for Conus recurvus
WoRMS 429266
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