Conus daucus

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Conus daucus
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucusHwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. daucus
Binomial name
Conus daucus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms [2]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) daucusHwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus arausiensisReeve, 1843
  • Conus caribbaeus var. circumpunctatusNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus castusReeve, 1844
  • Conus connectensA. Adams, 1855
  • Conus croceusG. B. Sowerby II, 1833
  • Conus daucus daucusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus daucus var. luteusKrebs, 1864 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus luteus G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Conus daucus f. vikingorumPetuch, 1993
  • Conus mamillarisGreen, 1830
  • Conus massemini(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2016)
  • Conus noraida Motta & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
  • Conus pastinacaLamarck, 1810
  • Conus sanguinolentusReeve, 1849 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus sanguinolentusQuoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Conus vikingorumPetuch, 1993
  • Cucullus cardinalisRöding, 1798
  • Dauciconus daucus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Dauciconus daucus daucus(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Dauciconus masseminiMonnier & Limpalaër, 2016
  • Dauciconus vikingorum(Petuch, 1993)

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. [2]

Contents

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. [3] 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. [4]

Distribution

Locus typicus: From localities cited by Hwass, Clench(1942) selected the Island of Guadeloupe. [5]

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 Ocean off the Mascarene Basin.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; the maximum recorded depth is 120 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus daucus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192370A2082000. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192370A2082000.en . Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
  3. 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.
  4. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  5. ↑ Vink, D.L.N., 1984 -La Conchiglia XVI, The Conidae of the Western Atlantic -Part 1, page 19.

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