Conus eleutheraensis
Conus eleutheraensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus eleutheraensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. eleutheraensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Bahamas.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus eleutheraensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=730552 on 2015-09-17
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Magelliconus eleutheraensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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