Conus chytreus
| 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 |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. chytreus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus chytreus Tryon, 1884 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[1]
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 size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 32 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
- 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
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