Conus chytreus

Conus chytreus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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[1]
Conus (Lautoconus) chytreus Tryon, 1884 · accepted, alternate representation Conus figulinus var. chytreus Tryon, 1884 (original name) Conus lucirensis Paes Da Franca, 1957 Varioconus chytreus (Tryon, 1884) Varioconus lucirensis Paes da Franca, M.L., 1957

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.

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Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.

References[]

• 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

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  Conus chytreus Melvill, J.C. in Tryon, G.W., 1883

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  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

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