Conus paukstisi

Conus paukstisi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus paukstisi Tucker J.K., Tenorio M.J. &Chaney H. W. 2011
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. paukstisi
Binomial name
	Conus paukstisi; (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011)
Synonyms
	Conus (Harmoniconus) paukstisi (Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation; Harmoniconus paukstisi Tucker, Tenorio & Chaney, 2011;

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

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 9 mm and 35 mm. It features a golden-caramel pattern throughout the shell. Its whorls do not seem to taper towards the outside making it seem flatter at the top. It also has horizontal running costae.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hawaii.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paukstisi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724692 on 2015-11-15

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
"Harmoniconus paukstisi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus paukstisi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724692 on 2015-11-15

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