Conus cuvieri

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

Conus cuvieri
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus cuvieri Crosse, H., 1858
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. cuvieri
Binomial name
Conus cuvieri Crosse, 1858
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Gastridium) cuvieri Crosse, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation Conus cervus sensu G. B. Sowerby I, 1838 (misidentification) Conus deshayesii Reeve, 1843 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus deshaysesii Bellardi & Michelotti, 1841; C. exdeshayesi is a replacement name) Conus exdeshayesi Sacco, 1893 Chelyconus exdeshayesii Sacco, F., 1893 Gastridium cuvieri (Crosse, 1858)

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.

Conus cuvieri Crosse, H., 1858

Description

The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 51 mm. The thin shell is cylindrically inflated and, thin. It has a pale fawn color, with a few large white blotches, especially about the middle, and numerous close revolving lines of chestnut spots.^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the southern part of the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.