Conus burryae

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]

Conus burryae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus burryae Clench, W.J., 1942
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: 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

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

Locus typicus: Off Lower Matecumbe Key, Lower Florida keys.[3]
This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Notes
  1. 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.
  3. Vink, D. 1987 -La Conchiglia XIX, No. 204-205, The Conidae of the Western Atlantic, Part VII, Page 23.

References
  • Clench, W. J. 1942. The Genus Conus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(6): 1–40.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
  • 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.
  • Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37–58.
  • Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2012) Dauciconus colombi (Gastropoda: Conidae), a new species from Martinique. Visaya 3(5): 15–19. [March 2012]
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Gradiconus anabathrum burryae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea


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