Conus paumotu

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Conus paumotu
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Shell of Conus paumotu (holotype in 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. paumotu
Binomial name
Conus paumotu
Rabiller & Richard, 2014

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

Contents

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off French Polynesia.

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paumotu. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819285 on 2015-11-15