Conus eleutheraensis

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Conus eleutheraensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. eleutheraensis
Binomial name
Conus eleutheraensis
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) eleutheraensis(Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Magelliconus eleutheraensisPetuch, 2013 (original combination)
  • Purpuriconus eleutheraensis(Petuch, 2013)

Conus eleutheraensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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


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