Conus paumotu
Species of sea snail
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Conus paumotu is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus paumotu | |
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| Shell of Conus paumotu (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. paumotu |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus paumotu Rabiller & Richard, 2014 | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off French Polynesia.
