Conus buniatus
Conus buniatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus buniatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. buniatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus buniatus (Bozzetti, 2013) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
The status of Conus buniatus is unaccepted, its accepted name is Conus varius Linnaeus.[1]
Description
When fully matured, the size of the shell attains 15 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is found off Southern Madagascar.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus buniatus. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=723089 on 2015-08-03
- Bozzetti L. (2013) Rolaniconus buniatus (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae: Puncticuliinae) a new species from southern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 78: 11.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
External links
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Rolaniconus buniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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