Conus dayriti
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
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C. dayriti
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| Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983
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Conus dayriti 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 or not at all.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 36 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.
File:Conus dayriti 3.jpg
Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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
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