Conus hoaraui

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Conus hoaraui
Shell of Conus hoaraui (holotype 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. hoaraui
Binomial name
Conus hoaraui
(Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) hoaraui (Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Kioconus hoaraui Monnier & Limpalaër, 2015 (original combination)

Conus hoaraui is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

The size of the shell can reach 29.2 mm.[2]

Distribution

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