Conus darkini

Conus darkini is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus darkini
Two views of a shell of Conus darkini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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[2]
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)

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.