Conus dayriti

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

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| taxon = Conus dayriti

| image =Conus dayriti 1.jpg

| image2 =Conus dayriti 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Kohn, A. |date=2013 |title=Conus dayriti |volume=2013 |page=e.T192644A2134027|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192644A2134027.en |access-date=25 April 2024}}

| authority = Röckel & da Motta, 1983

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| synonyms =

  • Boucheticonus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)
  • Conus (Splinoconus) dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus 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.{{WRMS species|426477|Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983||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 13 mm and 36 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

File:Conus dayriti 3.jpg

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]