Conus paulkersteni
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| Conus paulkersteni | |
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| Shells of Conus paulkersteni (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. paulkersteni |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus paulkersteni Petuch, 1988 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus paulkersteni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
