Conus santanaensis

Conus santanaensis
	Shell of Conus santanaensis (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. santanaensis
Binomial name
	Conus santanaensis; (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms
	Africonus gonsalensis Cossignani & Fiadeiro, 2014; Africonus santanaensis Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination); Conus (Lautoconus) santanaensis (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation;

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

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

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