Conus duffyi

Conus duffyi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus duffyi Petuch, E.J., 1992
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. duffyi
Binomial name
	Conus duffyi; Petuch, 1992
Synonyms[1]
	Conus (Stephanoconus) duffyi Petuch, 1992 accepted, alternate representation; Protoconus duffyi (Petuch, 1992); Tenorioconus duffyi (Petuch, 1992);

Conus duffyi 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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 42 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[2]

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References

Conus duffyi Petuch, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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
"Tenorioconus duffyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Conus duffyi Petuch, 1992. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_2010-2] Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.