Conus daucus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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[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 daucus f. vikingorum Petuch, 1993
  • Conus mamillaris Green, 1830
  • Conus massemini (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2016)
  • 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)
  • Conus vikingorum Petuch, 1993
  • Cucullus cardinalis Röding, 1798
  • Dauciconus daucus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Dauciconus daucus daucus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
  • Dauciconus massemini Monnier & 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.[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

Locus typicus: From localities cited by Hwass, Clench(1942) selected the Island of Guadeloupe.[4]

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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Conus daucus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
  4. ↑ Dink, D.L.N., 1984 -La Conchiglia XVI, The Conidae of the Western Atlantic -Part 1, page 19.

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.
  • Petuch, E. J., 1992. Molluscan Discoveries from the Tropical Western Atlantic Region (ii). La Conchiglia: International Shell Magazine, 24 (265 ): 10 -15
  • Petuch, E. J. 1993a. Molluscan Discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part II. New species of Conus from the Bahamas Platform, Central American and northern South American coasts, and the Lesser Antilles. La Conchiglia 24(265):10-15, figs. page(s): 15, figs 20-21
  • 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 4, 2009 Edition
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • Monnier E. & Limpalaër L. (2016). Revision of the Dauciconus daucus complex (Gastropoda: Conidae). Description of two new species: Dauciconus jacquescolombi n.sp. from Martinique and Dauciconus massemini n.sp. from French Guiana. Xenophora Taxonomy. 13: 6-37.
  • Rabiller M. & Richard G. (2019). Conidae offshore de Guadeloupe : Description du matériel dragué lors de l'expédition KARUBENTHOS 2 contenant de nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy. 24: 3-31.
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