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Conus tostesi

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Conus tostesi
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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

Conus tostesi 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.

The size of the shell varies between 22 mm and 40 mm.

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