Conus aito

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Conus aito
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Shells of Conus aito (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. aito
Binomial name
Conus aito
Rabiller & Richard, 2014

Conus aito, common name Paladin cone snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Contents

This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The length of the shell attains 57.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off French Polynesia.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus aito Rabiller & Richard, 2014. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819286 on 2015-06-26