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 of a shell of Conus recurvus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. recurvus
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| 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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico to Peru; off the Galapagos Islands.
References edit
- ^ a b 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus recurvus.
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus regularis var. recurvus
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