Conus daucus
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. daucus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 | |
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Conus daucus, common name the carrot cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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.
There is one subspecies Conus daucus riosi Petuch, 1986
Description
The shell length varies between 19 mm and 66 mm.[2] The color of the shell is lemon- or orange-brown, grooved towards the base, with a pale, sometimes interrupted central band, and encircled throughout by rows of small chestnut spots often obsolete. The spire is sometimes maculated with pale chestnut. [3]
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, off Northeast Brazil, the North Atlantic Ridge, the Red Sea, and in the Indian Oean off the Mascarene Basin.
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 120 m.[2]
References
- 1 2 Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
Further reading
- Da Motta A.J. & Raybaudi G. (1992) A new Conus (Gastropoda: Conidae) species found in Martinique. Publicacoes Ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia 16: 61-64.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Dauciconus daucus daucus; retrieved: 22 January 2012
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