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

Conus boutetorum
Shell of Conus boutetorum (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
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)

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

Description

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Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Tahiti

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus boutetorum Richard & Rabiller, 2013. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=732421 on 2015-07-31
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  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Pionoconus boutetorum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris