Conus bahamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
Conus bahamensis | |
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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. bahamensis
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Binomial name | |
Conus bahamensis Vink & Röckel, 1995
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Synonyms[2] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description edit
The size of the shell reaches 31 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
References edit
- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus bahamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192788A2161535. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192788A2161535.en. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus bahamensis Vink & Röckel, 1995. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430478 on 2015-07-23
- Vink, D. L. N. and D. Röckel. 1995. Conus bahamensis n. sp., a name for an elusive cone. Apex 10: 99-101.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
External links edit
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Jaspidiconus bahamensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.