Conus tostesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.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
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.
References
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
External links To World Register of Marine Species Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea Gastropods.com: Lamniconus clerii var. tostesi