Conus richardsae

Conus richardsae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus richardsae Korn, W. & D. Röckel, 1992
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. richardsae
Binomial name
Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992
Synonyms[1]
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)

Conus richardsae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia

References

• 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.
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Leporiconus luteus richardsae
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea

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