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Conus daucus

Geological Range

Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene; Recent.

Paleogeographic Distribution

South Florida.

Remarks

For information on the modern distribution of the species, see Malacolog.

First English Description (from Reeve, 1843, p. 40):

"Shell turbinated, slightly grooved at the base; orange-red, more or less encircled with rows of palish spots and scattered reddish-brown dots; spire depressed, tessellated with arched spots of pale and reddish-brown; apex rose-tinted.

[...] Hab. Seas of America; Lamarck.

This shell is rarely to be met with in good condition; the specimen here figured, kindly lent to me by M. Deshayes, is the best I have seen, though not displaying much variety of character in the painting."

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Stratigraphic Occurrences

Early Pleistocene
Caloosahatchee Formation (S. FL)
Late Pliocene
Tamiami Formation (Pinecrest Beds) (S. FL)
<i>Conus daucus</i> from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 23492).
Conus daucus from the Early Pleistocene Caloosahatchee Fm. of Hendry County, Florida (UF 23492).
Specimen of <i>Conus daucus</i> figured by Reeve (1843, pl. 20, fig. 114); scale unclear.
Specimen of Conus daucus figured by Reeve (1843, pl. 20, fig. 114); scale unclear.
Early Pleistocene Map
Early Pleistocene Map
Late Pliocene Map
Late Pliocene Map