Conus chytreus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. chytreus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus chytreus Tryon, 1884
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 32 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
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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
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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
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