Conus cuvieri

Conus cuvieri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuvieriCrosse, H., 1858
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cuvieri
Binomial name
Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Gastridium) cuvieriCrosse, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cervussensu G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (misidentification) Conus deshayesiiReeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus deshaysesiiBellardi & Michelotti, 1841; C. exdeshayesi is a replacement name) Conus exdeshayesiSacco, 1893 Chelyconus exdeshayesiiSacco, F., 1893 Gastridium cuvieri(Crosse, 1858)

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.

Conus cuvieriCrosse, H., 1858

Description

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

This marine species occurs in the southern part of the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.

References

1. 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.
2. Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
3. 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Gastridium cuvieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.