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 [1]
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.^{[ citation needed ]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.^{[ citation needed ]}

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

1. Conus ritae Petuch, 1995 . 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 .

• 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.