| Conus buniatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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Conus buniatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
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.
Description
When fully matured, the size of the shell attains 15 mm.
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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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| Conus buniatus | |
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