Conus tostesi explained

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.

Description

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Brasil.

References

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 10.1093/mollus/eyu055 . Puillandre. N.. Duda. T.F.. Meyer. C.. Olivera. B.M.. Bouchet. P.. 2015. One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81. 1 . 1–23. 4541476. 26300576.

External links

• To World Register of Marine Species
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• Gastropods.com: Lamniconus clerii var. tostesi

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus tostesi. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=429636 on 2015-12-12