Conus darkini

Conus darkini
	Two views of a shell of Conus darkini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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
	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.

Distribution

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

References

^ ^a ^b Conus darkini Röckel, Korn, & Richard, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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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[WoRMS-1] Conus darkini Röckel, Korn, & Richard, 1993. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

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