Conus eleutheraensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conus eleutheraensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. eleutheraensis
Binomial name
Conus eleutheraensis
(Petuch, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Magelliconus eleutheraensis Petuch, 2013 (original combination)
  • Purpuriconus eleutheraensis (Petuch, 2013)

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

Description

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The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Bahamas.

References

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  1. ^ 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
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Magelliconus eleutheraensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.