Conus daucus

Author
Hwass, 1792
Common Names
  • Carrot Cone

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
120 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • offshore banks in northern Gulf of Mexico
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Bullis, H. R., Jr., and J. R. Thompson. 1965. Collections by the exploratory fishing vessels Oregon, Silver Bay, Combat, and Pelican made during 1956 to 1960 in the southwestern North Atlantic. United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Special Scientific Report-Fisheries 510: iii + 130 pp.

  • Clench, W. J. 1942b. The genus Conus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(6): 1–40.

  • Fernández Milera, J. 1998. Joyas de Cuba. Editorial Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 222 + [ix] pp.

  • Rezak, R., T. J. Bright, and D. W. McGrail. 1985. Reefs and Banks of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico. John Wiley & Sons, New York. xviii + 259 pp.

  • Sunderland, K. 1988. Exploring Pickles Reef. American Conchologist 16(3): 12–13.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 09-23-2023.

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