Conus infrenatus

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus infrenatus

| image = Conus infrenatus 1.jpg

| image2 = Conus infrenatus 2.jpg

| image_caption = Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus infrenatus Reeve, L.A., 1848

| authority = Reeve, 1848Reeve, L. A., 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, 1 Conus. Suppl.

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|428158|Conus infrenatus Reeve, 1848||26 July 2011}}

| synonyms =

  • Conus (Sciteconus) infrenatus Reeve, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Chelyconus succinctus Adams, A. in Adams, H.G. & A. Adams, 1853
  • Conus succinctus A. Adams, 1855
  • Sciteconus infrenatus (Reeve, 1848)

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File:Conus infrenatus 001.jpg

Conus infrenatus, common name the Jeffrey's Bay cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 an adult shell varies between 24 mm and 50 mm. The shell is rosy white, encircled by articulated lines of chestnut and white spots. The apex is pink.George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 56; 1879

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei and KwaZuluNatal, South Africa.

References

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  • Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition