title: Conus ritae
text: # Conus ritae
  
  Conus ritae 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 species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.
  
  ## Description
  
  The maximum recorded shell length is 27.5 mm.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  Minimum recorded depth is 10 m. Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.
  
  