Conus eversoni

Conus eversoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conus eversoni
Shell and protoconch of Conus eversoni (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. eversoni
Binomial name
Conus eversoni Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[2]
Attenuiconus eversoni (Petuch, 1987) Conus (Attenuiconus) eversoni Petuch, 1987 · accepted, alternate representation Conus eversoni f. worki Petuch, 1998 Conus worki Petuch, 1998 Dauciconus eversoni (Petuch, 1987) Dauciconus worki (Petuch, 1998)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

Original description: "Shell small, slender, tapered, with sharp-angled shoulder; spire flattened with elevated mamillate protoconch; body whorl smooth, polished, with 10 spiral cords around anterior end; spire whorl with 4 spiral cords; shell color dark reddish-brown with variable number of spiral rows of dark brown, tiny dots; paler reddish-brown band around mid-body; spire whorls with numerous evenly-spaced, dark brown flammules; early whorls and protoconch pale tan; interior of aperture purple."^[3]

The maximum recorded shell length is 18 mm.^[4]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "South coast of Utila Island, Bay Islands, Honduras."^[3]

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Honduras.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 20 m.^[4]