Conus ruthae

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Conus ruthae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ruthae
Binomial name
Conus ruthae
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) ruthae(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus ruthaeMonnier & Limpalaër, 2013

Conus ruthae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" human by means of a small harpoon-like venomous stinger extruded through the shell opening.

The threat by snails to humans is limited as the primary habitat of the snails is in deeper waters (20-100m), so contact with humans other than divers is minimized.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ruthae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723016 on 2015-11-22
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