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
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]
  • Conus (Strategoconus) buniatus (Bozzetti, 2013) accepted, alternate representation
  • Rolaniconus buniatus Bozzetti, 2013

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

Description

When fully matured, the size of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off Southern Madagascar.

References

  1. 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
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Rolaniconus buniatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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