Conus caysalensis explained

Conus caysalensis 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 varies between 13 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Bahamas.

References

• Raybaudi, L. and Prati, A. 1994. A new species of Conidae from south-western Bahamas. World Shells 8:8-11, 7 figs.
• 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

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Purpuriconus explorator caysalensis (var.)

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus caysalensis L. Raybaudi & Prati, 1994. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429438 on 2015-08-27