Conus richardsae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus richardsae Korn, W. & D. Röckel, 1992 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. richardsae
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 48 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia
References
edit- ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus richardsae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192520A2108027. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192520A2108027.en. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 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.
- 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Conus richardsae.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Leporiconus luteus richardsae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
