Conus sakalava

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Conus sakalava
Shell of Conus sakalava (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

Conus sakalava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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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