Conus crotchii

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]

Conus crotchii
Five views of shell of Conus crotchii Reeve, L.A., 1849
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
Synonyms[2]
Africonus antonioi Cossignani, 2014 Africonus cabraloi Cossignani, 2014 Africonus calhetinensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014 Africonus condei Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 Africonus crotchii (Reeve, 1849) Africonus docensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014 Africonus evorai (Monteiro, C. Fernandes & Rolán, 1995) Africonus fiadeiroi Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014 Africonus irregularis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1858) Africonus josegeraldoi Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018 Africonus salreiensis (Rolán, 1980) Africonus teodorae (Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990) Conus (Lautoconus) antonioi (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) cabraloi (Cossignani, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) condei (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) crotchii Reeve, 1849 Conus (Lautoconus) docensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) evorai Monteiro, C. Fernandes & Rolán, 1995 Conus (Lautoconus) fiadeiroi (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014) Conus (Lautoconus) irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 Conus (Lautoconus) salreiensis Rolán, 1980 Conus (Lautoconus) teodorae Rolán & F. Fernandes, 1990 Conus cabraloi (Cossignani, 2014) Conus calhetinensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) Conus condei (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) Conus docensis (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014) Conus evorai Monteiro, Fernandes & Rolán, 1995 Conus fiadeiroi (Tenorio, Afonso, Cunha & Rolán, 2014) Conus iberogermanicus Röckel, Rolán & Monteiro, 1980 Conus irregularis G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 Conus josegeraldoi (Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2018) Conus poppei Elsen, 1983 Conus salreiensis Rolán, 1980 Conus teodorae Rolán & Fernandes, 1990

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.

(Original description) 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]