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]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuvieri Crosse, H., 1858 | |
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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. cuvieri
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858
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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.
Description
editThe 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
editThis 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
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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.