Conus dayriti

Conus dayriti
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. dayriti
Binomial name
Conus dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983
Synonyms[1]
Boucheticonus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983) Conus (Splinoconus) dayriti Röckel & da Motta, 1983 · accepted, alternate representation Kioconus dayriti (Röckel & da Motta, 1983)

Conus dayriti 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 13 mm and 36 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and New Caledonia.

Conus dayriti Röckel, D. & A.J. da Motta, 1983

References[]

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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
• "Kioconus dayriti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Specimen at MNHN, Paris

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