Conus infrenatus

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.[2]

Conus infrenatus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus infrenatus Reeve, L.A., 1848
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. infrenatus
Binomial name
Conus infrenatus
Reeve, 1848 [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • 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)
Apertural view of Conus infrenatus

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.[3]

Distribution

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

References
  1. Reeve, L. A., 1848. Monograph of the genus Conus. Conchologia Iconica, 1 Conus. Suppl.
  2. Conus infrenatus Reeve, 1848. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  3. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 56; 1879
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Sciteconus infrenatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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