Conus arafurensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. arafurensis
Binomial name
Conus arafurensis (Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Pionoconus) arafurensis Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013 accepted, alternate representation Pionoconus arafurensis Monnier, Limpalaër & Robin, 2013

Conus arafurensis 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 25 mm and 51 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015)

This species occurs in the Arafura Sea.

• Monnier E., Limpalaër L. & Robin A. (2013) Revision of the Pionoconus achatinus complex. Description of three new species: P. koukae n. sp. from Oman, P. arafurensis n. sp. from northern Australia and P. rouxi n. sp. from Western Australia. Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 3-39.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Pionoconus arafurensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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