Conus ceruttii

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

Conus ceruttii
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ceruttii Cargile, W.P., 1997
Scientific classification
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[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) ceruttii Cargile, 1997 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus ceruttii (Cargile, 1997) Tuckericonus ceruttii (Cargile, 1997)

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.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 10 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 25 m.[2]

References

1. Conus ceruttii Cargile, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. 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.