Conus boui
Species of sea snail
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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]
| Conus boui | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| 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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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
