Conus bahamensis

Conus bahamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. bahamensis
Binomial name
Conus bahamensis
Vink & Röckel, 1995
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lindaconus) bahamensis Vink & Röckel, 1995 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus caribbaeus auct. non Clench, 1942 (misidentification by Kaicher (1976) and Lozet & Petron (1977).)
  • Lindaconus bahamensis (Vink & Röckel, 1995)

Conus bahamensis 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

The size of the shell reaches 31 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

  1. 1 2 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
External identifiers for Conus bahamensis
WoRMS 430478


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