Conus chytreus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. chytreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus chytreus Tryon, 1884 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus chytreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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 shell has a wide variation in size, going from roughly 16 mm to 32 mm in diameter** depending on the specific mollusk and its age.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- ↑ Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus chytreus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012 e.T192418A2091198. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192418A2091198.en. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- 1 2 Conus chytreus Tryon, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 April 2011.
- Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs.
Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883
Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883
Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus chytreus.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Varioconus chytreus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea