Conus danilai

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| taxon = Conus danilai

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| authority = Röckel & Korn, 1990

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Raybaudi-Massilia, G. |date=2013 |title=Conus danilai |volume=2013 |page=e.T192531A2110292|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192531A2110292.en |access-date=25 April 2024}}

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  • Conus (Splinoconus) danilai Röckel & Korn, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Nitidoconus danilai (Röckel & Korn, 1990)
  • Rolaniconus danilai (Röckel & Korn, 1990)

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Conus danilai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.{{WRMS species|426474|Conus danilai Röckel & Korn, 1990||27 March 2010}}

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 21 mm and 40 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aden and in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean.

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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]