Conus daucus

Conus daucus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
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
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus arausiensis Reeve, 1843
  • Conus caribbaeus var. circumpunctatus Nowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus castus Reeve, 1844
  • Conus connectens A. Adams, 1855
  • Conus croceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833
  • Conus daucus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus daucus var. luteus Krebs, 1864 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus luteus G.B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Conus mamillaris Green, 1830
  • Conus norai da Motta & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1992
  • Conus pastinaca Lamarck, 1810
  • Conus sanguinolentus Reeve, 1849 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus sanguinolentus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
  • Cucullus cardinalis Röding, 1798
  • Dauciconus daucus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Dauciconus daucus daucus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

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

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