Conus trochulus
{{short description|Species of sea snail}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| taxon = Conus trochulus
| image =Conus trochulus 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus trochulus 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus trochulus Reeve, L.A., 1844
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| authority = Reeve, 1844
| synonyms =
- Africonus cazalisoi T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018
- Conus atlanticoselvagem Afonso & Tenorio, 2004
- Conus (Kalloconus) trochulus Reeve, 1844 lternate representation
- Conus atlanticoselvagem Afonso & M. Tenorio, 2004
- Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) stanchinensis T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019
- Kalloconus (Trovaoconus) trochulus (Reeve, 1844)
- Kalloconus stanchinensis T. Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2019 (original combination)
- Kalloconus trochulus (Reeve, 1844)
- Trovaoconus atlanticoselvagem (Afonso & M. Tenorio, 2004)
- Trovaoconus trochulus (Reeve, 1844)
| display_parents = 3
}}
Conus trochulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their relatives.{{WRMS species|225076|Conus trochulus Reeve, 1844||7 December 2018}}
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 18 mm and 50 mm. The shell is white, with usually a violet tinge. The interior of the aperture is light violet.[https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the islands of Boa Vista and Maio, Cape Verde. It is listed as near threatened by the IUCN.
References
{{Reflist}}
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- {{cite journal|doi=10.1093/mollus/eyu055 |last1=Puillandre|first1=N.|last2=Duda|first2=T.F.|last3=Meyer|first3=C.|last4=Olivera|first4=B.M.|last5=Bouchet|first5=P.|year=2015|title=One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails|journal=Journal of Molluscan Studies|volume=81|issue=1 |pages=1–23|pmc=4541476|pmid=26300576}}
External links
- {{cite journal |last1=Tenorio M.J., Abalde S., Pardos-Blas J.R. & Zardoya R. |title=Taxonomic revision of West African cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) based upon mitogenomic studies: implications for conservation. |journal=European Journal of Taxonomy |date=2020 |volume=663 |page=57 |url=https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.663}}
- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=8023|title=Trovaoconus trochulus|access-date=16 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1844
Category:Gastropods of Cape Verde
Category:Endemic fauna of Cape Verde