Conus boui
Species of sea snail
| Conus boui | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. boui |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus boui da Motta, 1988 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and off Martinique
References
- ^ 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
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Dauciconus boui
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