Conus cuna

Conus cuna
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cuna
Binomial name
Conus cuna Petuch, 1998
Synonyms [1]
Atlanticonus cuna(Petuch, 1998) Conus (Atlanticonus) cuna(Petuch, 1998) · accepted, alternate representation Gladioconus cuna(Petuch, 1998)

Conus cuna 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 Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m. ^[2]

References

1. Conus cuna Petuch, 1998 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 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 .

• Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287):25–37, 21 figs.
• 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
• "Conus cuna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 January 2012.