Conus sakalava

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

Conus sakalava
Shell of Conus sakalava (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. sakalava
Binomial name
Conus sakalava (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]
Kioconus sakalava Monnier & Tenorio, 2017 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell of the holotype measures 29.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off Madagascar