Conus ernesti

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

Conus ernesti
Shell and protoconch of Conus ernesti (holotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. ernesti
Binomial name
Conus ernesti Petuch, 1990
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Dauciconus) ernesti Petuch, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation Gradiconus ernesti (Petuch, 1990)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama at a depth of 65 m.