Conus ceruttii

Conus ceruttii
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ceruttii Cargile, W.P., 1997
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ceruttii
Binomial name
	Conus ceruttii; Cargile, 1997
Synonyms
	Conus (Dauciconus) ceruttii Cargile, 1997 · accepted, alternate representation; Gradiconus ceruttii (Cargile, 1997); Tuckericonus ceruttii (Cargile, 1997);

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

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Honduras.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40.3 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 25 m.^[3]

References

^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus ceruttii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192809A2165156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192809A2165156.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b Conus ceruttii Cargile, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Gradiconus ceruttii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[iucn_status_22_April_2024-1] Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus ceruttii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192809A2165156. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192809A2165156.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.

[WoRMS-2] Conus ceruttii Cargile, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_2010-3] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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