Conus boui
Appearance
Conus boui | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. boui
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Binomial name | |
Conus boui da Motta, 1988
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Conus boui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
[edit]The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015) |
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and off Martinique
References
[edit]- ^ Petuch, E. (2013). "Conus boui". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192290A2066455. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192290A2066455.en. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus boui da Motta, 1988. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429037 on 2015-07-31
- Tucker J.K. (2010) Danker L. N. Vink's The Conidae of the Western Atlantic. The Cone Collector 14A: 1-166
- 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
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