Conus trochulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their relatives.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus trochulus Reeve, L.A., 1844 | |
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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. trochulus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus trochulus Reeve, 1844
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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 18 mm and 50 mm. The shell is white, with usually a violet tinge. The interior of the aperture is light violet.[3]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands of Boa Vista and Maio, Cape Verde.[2] It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Tenorio, M.J. (2012). "Conus trochulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192703A2145149. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192703A2145149.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Conus trochulus Reeve, 1844. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 December 2018.
- ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
edit- Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. (2020). "Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation". European Journal of Taxonomy. 663: 57.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Trovaoconus trochulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.