Conus boutetorum

Conus boutetorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: 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)

Conus boutetorum 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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tahiti

References

  1. 1 2 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
External identifiers for Conus boutetorum
WoRMS 732421


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