Conus darkini

Conus darkini
Two views of a shell of Conus darkini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. darkini
Binomial name
Conus darkini Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Embrikena) darkini Röckel, Korn & Richard, 1993 · accepted, alternate representation Embrikena darkini (Röckel, Korn & Richard, 1993) Profundiconus darkini (Röckel, Korn & Richard, 1993) Turriconus (Kurodaconus) darkini (Röckel, Korn & Richard, 1993)

Conus darkini 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 34 mm and 87 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands.

References[]

• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Richard, G., 1993. Conus darkini n. sp.. La Conchiglia 267: 48–49
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.page(s): 347
• 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

External links[]

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Profundiconus darkini". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris

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