Conus bahamensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
editThe size of the shell reaches 31 mm.
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Distribution
editThis 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.
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