Conus tostesi

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

Conus tostesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	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

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 Brazil.