Conus duffyi
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| Conus duffyi | |
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| File:Conus duffyi 1.jpg | |
| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus duffyi Petuch, E.J., 1992 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. duffyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conus duffyi Petuch, 1992
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Conus duffyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea at Los Roques, Venezuela, and off the Dutch Antilles.[citation needed]
Description
[edit | edit source]The maximum recorded shell length is 42 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The average recorded depth of Conus duffyi is 2 meters.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Conus duffyi Petuch, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- 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
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- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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