Conus burryae

Conus burryae, common name Mrs Burry's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

Conus burryae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus burryae Clench, W.J., 1942
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. burryae
Binomial name
Conus burryae Clench, 1942
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) burryae Clench, 1942 · accepted, alternate representation Conus anabathrum antoni Cargile, 2011 Conus anabathrum burryae Clench, 1942 Conus floridanus burryae Clench, 1942 Conus floridanus tranthami Petuch, 1995 Dauciconus burryae (Clench, 1942) Gradiconus anabathrum burryae (Clench, 1942) Gradiconus anabathrum tranthami (Petuch, 1998) Gradiconus burryae (Clench, 1942) Gradiconus burryae burryae (Clench, 1942) Gradiconus burryae mazzolii Petuch & Sargent, 2011 Gradiconus mazzolii Petuch & Sargent, 2011 Gradiconus tortuganus Petuch & Sargent, 2011

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 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

Locus typicus: Off Lower Matecumbe Key, Lower Florida keys.^[3]

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.