Conus tarava
Conus tarava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conus tarava | |
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| Shell of Conus tarava (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. tarava |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus tarava Rabiller & Richard, 2014 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus (Profundiconus) tarava Rabiller & Richard, 2014 accepted, alternate designation | |
These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
The size of the shell attains 28.8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs on the Tarava Seamounts off Tahiti.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tarava. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819287 on 2015-12-09
- Rabiller M. & Richard G. (2014). Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy. 5: 25-49 page(s): 39, pl. 6, figs 1-5, 8-13
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