Conus bahamensis

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
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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)

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.