Conus eversoni

Conus eversoni
Shell and protoconch of Conus eversoni (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. eversoni
Binomial name
Conus eversoni Petuch, 1987
Synonyms [2]
Attenuiconus eversoni(Petuch, 1987) Conus (Attenuiconus) eversoniPetuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation Conus eversoni f. workiPetuch, 1998 Conus workiPetuch, 1998 Dauciconus eversoni(Petuch, 1987) Dauciconus worki(Petuch, 1998)

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

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

Original description: "Shell small, slender, tapered, with sharp-angled shoulder; spire flattened with elevated mamillate protoconch; body whorl smooth, polished, with 10 spiral cords around anterior end; spire whorl with 4 spiral cords; shell color dark reddish-brown with variable number of spiral rows of dark brown, tiny dots; paler reddish-brown band around mid-body; spire whorls with numerous evenly-spaced, dark brown flammules; early whorls and protoconch pale tan; interior of aperture purple." ^[3]

The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm. ^[4]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "South coast of Utila Island, Bay Islands, Honduras." ^[3]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. ^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m. ^[4]

References

1. Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus eversoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192836A2170627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192836A2170627.en . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
2. Conus eversoni Petuch, 1987 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 March 2010.
3. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 74. Publ: CERF
4. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

• Petuch E.J. (1987). New Caribbean molluscan faunas. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl.
• Petuch, E. J. 1998a. Molluscan discoveries from the tropical western Atlantic region. Part 5. New species of Conus from the Bahamas, Honduran Banks, San Blas Archipelago, and northeastern South America. La Conchiglia 30(287):25–37, 21 figs.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Rabiller M. & Richard G. (2019). Conidae offshore de Guadeloupe : Description du matériel dragué lors de l'expédition KARUBENTHOS 2 contenant de nouvelles espèces. Xenophora Taxonomy. 24: 3–31.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Attenuiconus eversoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23