Conus ritae

Conus ritae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conus ritae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ritae
Binomial name
Conus ritae Petuch, 1995
Synonyms[1]
Atlanticonus ritae (Petuch, 1995) Conus (Atlanticonus) ritae (Petuch, 1995) · accepted, alternate representation Gladioconus ritae (Petuch, 1995)

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.^{[citation needed]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.^{[citation needed]}

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 27.5 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[2]