Conus daucus riosi

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

Conus daucus riosi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus daucus riosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. daucus
Subspecies:
C. d. riosi
Trinomial name
Conus daucus riosi
Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus riosi Petuch, 1986 (original combination)
  • Conus worki Petuch, 1998
  • Dauciconus daucus riosi (Petuch, 1986) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Dauciconus worki (Petuch, 1998)

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 24 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico; off the Bahamas and off Brasil.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus daucus riosi Petuch, 1986. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715855 on 2015-12-28
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (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. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Dauciconus worki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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