Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus daucus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conus granulatus, Conus attenuatus, Conasprella jaspidea, Conus anabathrum, Conus mus | ||
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.
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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. 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.
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.