Conus alrobini

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

Conus alrobini
Shell of Conus alrobini (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. alrobini
Binomial name
Conus alrobini (Thach, 2016)
Synonyms[1]
Kioconus alrobini Thach, 2016 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 105 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail is endemic and occurs off Central Vietnam