Conus paukstisi

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

Conus paukstisi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus paukstisi Tucker J.K., Tenorio M.J. &Chaney H. W. 2011
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. paukstisi
Binomial name
Conus paukstisi (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Harmoniconus) paukstisi (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation Harmoniconus paukstisi Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paukstisi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724692 on 2015-11-15

• Jiménez-Tenorio, A Revision of the Status of Several Conoid Taxa from the Hawaiian Islands
• 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
• "Harmoniconus paukstisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.