Conus havanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 marine species occurs off Cuba and Jamaica.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 34 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. . Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. Maximum recorded depth is 30 m.
References
Bacallado J.J., Espinosa J. & Ortea J. (2007). Nueva especie del género Conus Linné, 1758 (Mollusca: Neogastropoda) de la costa norte occidental de Cuba. Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias, 18(3-4): 117-123 * 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