Conus taitensis

Conus taitensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1][2]

Conus taitensis
Shell of Conus taitensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. taitensis
Binomial name
Conus taitensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Rhizoconus) taitensis Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Rhizoconus taitensis (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the South Pacific off the Marquesas Islands