Conus eleutheraensis
Appearance
Conus eleutheraensis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. eleutheraensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus eleutheraensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell attains 20 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (September 2015) |
Distribution
[edit]This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Bahamas.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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
[edit]- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Magelliconus eleutheraensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.