Conus cuna

Conus cuna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus cuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. cuna
Binomial name
Conus cuna
Petuch, 1998
Synonyms[1]
  • Atlanticonus cuna (Petuch, 1998)
  • Conus (Atlanticonus) cuna (Petuch, 1998) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Gladioconus cuna (Petuch, 1998)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 23 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3 m.[2]

References

  1. Conus cuna Petuch, 1998. 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.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Conus cuna". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 January 2012.


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