Conus crotchii

Conus crotchii
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus crotchii Reeve, L.A., 1849
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. crotchii
Binomial name
Conus crotchii
Reeve, 1849
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus crotchii (Reeve, 1849)
  • Conus cervus G. B. Sowerby II, 1838 (invalid; homonym of Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822)
  • Conus poppei Elsen, 1983
  • Conus (Lautoconus) crotchii Reeve, 1849 · accepted, alternate representation

Conus crotchii 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 18 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus crotchii Reeve, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224817 on 2015-04-20
Conus crotchii Reeve, L.A., 1849


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