Conus recurvus

Conus recurvus, common name the recurved cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conus recurvus
Apertural view of a shell of Conus recurvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. recurvus
Binomial name
Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) recurvus Broderip, 1833 · accepted, alternate representation Conus gradatus thaanumi Schwengel, 1955 Gradiconus recurvus (Broderip, 1833)

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

The variety Conus recurvus var. helenae Schwengel, 1955 is a synonym of Conus scalaris Valenciennes, 1832.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 100 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico to Peru; off the Galapagos Islands.