Conus ritae

Conus ritae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ritae
Binomial name
	Conus ritae; Petuch, 1995
Synonyms
	Atlanticonus ritae (Petuch, 1995); Conus (Atlanticonus) ritae (Petuch, 1995) · accepted, alternate representation; Gladioconus ritae (Petuch, 1995);

Conus ritae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 27.5 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Conus ritae Petuch, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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

The Conus Biodiversity website
"Atlanticonus ritae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus ritae Petuch, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_2010-2] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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