Conus boutetorum

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Conus boutetorum
Shell of Conus boutetorum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. boutetorum
Binomial name
Conus boutetorum
Richard & Rabiller, 2013
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Pionoconus) boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013 accepted, alternate representation
  • Pionoconus boutetorum (Richard & Rabiller, 2013)

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.

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