Conus gonsaloi (Afonso & Tenorio 2014)

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.

Description

Distribution

This marine species in the Atlantic Ocean off the Cape Verdes.

References

• Cossignani T. & Fiadeiro R. (2014). Cinque nuovi coni da Capo Verde. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 84: 21- 27 page(s): 25
• 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: 1-23