Conus aureopunctatus

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

Conus aureopunctatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. aureopunctatus
Binomial name
Conus aureopunctatus
Petuch, 1987
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella aureopunctatus Petuch, 1987
  • Conus (Dauciconus) aureopunctatus Petuch, 1987 ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus aureopunctatus (Petuch, 1987)

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

Description

The size of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Nicaragua and Venezuela

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus aureopunctatus Petuch, 1987. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429313 on 2015-07-18
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Conasprella aureopunctatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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