Conus gonsaloi

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Conus gonsaloi
Shells of Conus gonsaloi (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. gonsaloi
Binomial name
Conus gonsaloi
(Afonso & Tenorio, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Africonus gonsaloi Afonso & Tenorio, 2014 (original combination)
  • Conus (Lautoconus) gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation

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

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

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