Conus dominicanus

Conus dominicanus
Two views of a shell of Conus dominicanus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. dominicanus
Binomial name
Conus dominicanus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms
  • Conus (Stephanoconus) dominicanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus cedonulli dominicanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus cedonulli var. dominicanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (original rank)
  • Tenorioconus dominicanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conus dominicanus, common name the Antilles cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.