Conus bahamensis

Species of sea snail

Conus bahamensis
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. bahamensis
Binomial name
*Conus bahamensis* Vink & Röckel, 1995
Synonyms^[2]
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.^[2]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of the shell reaches 31 mm.

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

^ 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