Conus tostesi

Conus tostesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species: C. tostesi
Binomial name
Conus tostesi
Petuch, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lamniconus) tostesi Petuch, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Lamniconus tostesi (Petuch, 1986)
  • Lamniconus clerii var. tostesi Petuch, 1986

Conus tostesi 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 22 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Brasil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tostesi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429636 on 2015-12-12
External identifiers for Conus tostesi
WoRMS 429636


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