Conus richardsae

Conus richardsae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2][3]

Conus richardsae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus richardsae Korn, W. & D. Röckel, 1992
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. richardsae
Binomial name
Conus richardsae Röckel & Korn, 1992
Synonyms[2]
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)

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