• Source: Conus eldredi

Conus eldredi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are known to sting humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.




Description


The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 65 mm.




Distribution


The species is found in various spots of the southern Pacific Ocean, such as near Indonesia and French Polynesia.




References



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




External links



The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Gastridium eldredi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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