Conus dayriti

Conus dayriti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus dayriti
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. dayriti
Binomial name
Conus dayriti
Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Synonyms[1]
  • Boucheticonus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)
  • Conus (Splinoconus) dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)

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 size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 36 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983

References

  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Kioconus dayriti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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