Conus cuvieri
Appearance
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuvieri Crosse, H., 1858 | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. cuvieri
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Binomial name | |
Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858
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Conus cuvieri, common name Cuvier's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
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Description[edit]
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 51 mm. The thin shell is cylindrically inflated and, thin. It has a pale fawn color, with a few large white blotches, especially about the middle, and numerous close revolving lines of chestnut spots.[3]
Distribution[edit]
This marine species occurs in the southern part of the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.
References[edit]
- ^ Raybaudi-Massilia, G. (2013). "Conus cuvieri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192878A2178995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192878A2178995.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ a b Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus cuvieri.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Gastridium cuvieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.