Conus cuvieri
{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Conus cuvieri
| image =Conus cuvieri 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus cuvieri 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuvieri Crosse, H., 1858
| authority = Crosse, 1858
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|426469|Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858||27 March 2010}}
| synonyms =
- Conus (Gastridium) cuvieri Crosse, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus cervus sensu G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (misidentification)
- Conus deshayesii Reeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus deshaysesii Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841; C. exdeshayesi is a replacement name)
- Conus exdeshayesi Sacco, 1893
- Chelyconus exdeshayesii Sacco, F., 1893
- Gastridium cuvieri (Crosse, 1858)
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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.
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
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.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the southern part of the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.
References
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- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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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- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=7|id=3937|title=Gastridium cuvieri|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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