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.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus recurvus Broderip, 1833. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429266 on 2015-11-20
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.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is elongated and conical, with a slightly recurved shape. It is white in color, clouded with reddish-brown patches and marked with rows of spots arranged in bands. The spire is prominent and acute, featuring a pattern of white and chestnut-colored spots. Furthermore, the shell is covered by an extremely thin epidermis.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galapagos Islands.
References
Schwengel, J. S. 1955. Nautilus. 69 (1): 15, plate 2, figure 12-13 Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012) The families Conilithidae and Conidae. The cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A conchological iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 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
To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea Gastropods.com: Gradiconus regularis var. recurvus