Conus burryae

Conus burryae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus burryae" Clench, W.J., 1942
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. burryae
Binomial name
Conus burryae
Clench, 1942
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) burryae Clench, 1942 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus anabathrum antoni Cargile, 2011
  • Conus anabathrum burryae Clench, 1942
  • Conus floridanus burryae Clench, 1942
  • Conus floridanus tranthami Petuch, 1995
  • Dauciconus burryae (Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus anabathrum burryae (Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus anabathrum tranthami (Petuch, 1998)
  • Gradiconus burryae (Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus burryae burryae (Clench, 1942)
  • Gradiconus burryae mazzolii Petuch & Sargent, 2011
  • Gradiconus mazzolii Petuch & Sargent, 2011
  • Gradiconus tortuganus Petuch & Sargent, 2011

Conus burryae, common name Mrs Burry's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Conus burryae Clench, 1942.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2012.
  2. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

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