Conus recurvus
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| Conus recurvus | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Conus recurvus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. recurvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833 | |
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Conus recurvus, common name the recurved cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
The variety Conus recurvus var. helenae Schwengel, 1955 is a synonym of Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832.
The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated and conical, with a slightly recurved shape. It is white in color, clouded with reddish-brown patches and marked with rows of spots arranged in bands. The spire is prominent and acute, featuring a pattern of white and chestnut-colored spots. Furthermore, the shell is covered by an extremely thin epidermis. [2]
