Conus crotchii
Species of sea snail
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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]
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| Five views of shell of Conus crotchii Reeve, L.A., 1849 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. crotchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus crotchii Reeve, 1849 | |
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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.
- Subspecies
- Conus crotchii crotchii Reeve, 1849
- Conus crotchii josegeraldoi (T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 32 mm. 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
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the island of Boa Vista, Cape Verde.[1]
