Conus richardsae

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| image = Conus richardsae 1.jpg

| image2 = Conus richardsae 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus richardsae Korn, W. & D. Röckel, 1992

| genus = Conus

| species = richardsae

| authority = Röckel & Korn, 1992

|status = DD

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{Cite iucn |title=Conus richardsae |author=Duda, T. |name-list-style=amp |page= e.T192520A2108027 |date= 2013 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192520A2108027.en|access-date=19 July 2024}}

| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|585052|Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992||28 October 2011}}

| synonyms =

  • Conus (Splinoconus) richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus luteus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992
  • Hermes richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992
  • Isoconus richardsae (Röckel & Korn, 1992)
  • Leporiconus luteus richardsae (Röckel & Korn, 1992)

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Conus richardsae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|585052|Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992||28 October 2011}}Filmer R.M. (2009) A catalogue of nomenclature and taxonomy in the living Conidae 1758–1998. Corrections to original text, amendments and updates 1998–2008. 20 pp.

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 32 mm and 48 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia

References

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  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Filmer R.M. (2009) A catalogue of nomenclature and taxonomy in the living Conidae 1758–1998. Corrections to original text, amendments and updates 1998–2008. 20 pp.
  • [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]