Conus chytreus 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 shell has a wide variation in size, going from roughly 16 mm to 32 mm in diameter** depending on the specific mollusk and its age.
Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Angola.
References
Rolán E. & Röckel D. 2000. The endemic Conus of Angola. Argonauta 13(2): 5–44, 150 figs.
External links
The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea