Conus crotchii
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Five views of shell of Conus crotchii Reeve, L.A., 1849 | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. crotchii
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Binomial name | |
Conus crotchii Reeve, 1849
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Conus crotchii, common name Crotch's cone, 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.
- Subspecies
- Conus crotchii crotchii Reeve, 1849
- Conus crotchii josegeraldoi (T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018)
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 32 mm.
(Original description) The shell exhibits a somewhat abbreviately conical shape and is relatively solid. The surface is smooth, although striated at the base, and the spire displays a somewhat flatly convex profile with striate grooves. The shell exhibits a white coloration, densely encircled by fine, thread-like burnt-brown lines. Occasional snow-white spots interrupt this pattern. The spire is characterized by brown spots along the edge of the body whorl. [3]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus crotchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192544A2112534. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192544A2112534.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Conus crotchii Reeve, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- ^ Reeve, L.A. (1848–1849). Monograph of the genus Conus. Supplementary plates 1-9 and unpaginated text. In: Conchologia Iconica [supplement to vol. 1]. London: L. Reeve & Co. pp. suppl. p. VI. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
- 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
- Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2018). Quattro nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 98: 14-20.page(s): 17
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External links
[edit]- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Africonus crotchii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.