Conus ruthae 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 ruthae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723016 on 2015-11-22
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging human by means of a small harpoon-like venomous stinger extruded through the shell opening.
The threat by snails to humans is limited as the primary habitat of the snails is in deeper waters (20-100m), so contact with humans other than divers is minimized.
Description The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 54 mm.
Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
E. Monnier & L. Limpalaer, 2013, Kioconus ruthae n. sp; Visaya Vol. IV No. 1 p. 11-16 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 World Register of Marine Species Holotype in MNHN, Paris