Conus boutetorum explained

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

• Richard G. & Rabiller M. (2013) Conus boutetorum spec. nov., (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae) and notes on the Pionoconus group in French Polynesia. Annales de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de Charente-Maritime 2013, supplement: 53-63
• 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
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris

Notes and References

1. 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