Conus recurvus


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.
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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Baja California, Mexico to Peru; off the Galapagos Islands.