Conus dalli

Dalls cone | Dall's Cone
Conus dalli
Conus dalli, Isla Montuosa, Panama, Photo: Graham Edgar
Conus dalli
Conus dalli, Isla Montuosa, Panama, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Conus dalli
Conus dalli

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Distinctive pattern of rounded white triangles, on a red-brown background. Found in sand pockets of reefs. Very similar to Conus textile (Textile Cone) from the Indo-pacific region, differing mainly in location. Like many other Conus species, predatory, able to fire a tiny venomous 'harpoon'. Should not be handled live.


Information

Max Size: N/A cm

Sea Temperature Range: 27.9-29.8°C

Depth: 0-50m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Infrequent (2.0% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields