Conus boutetorum

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

Conus boutetorum
Shell of Conus boutetorum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. boutetorum
Binomial name
Conus boutetorum
Richard & Rabiller, 2013
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013 accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus boutetorum (Richard & Rabiller, 2013)

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tahiti

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732421 on 2015-07-31
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pionoconus boutetorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris


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