Conus echinophilus

{{Short description|Species of sea snail}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Speciesbox

| taxon = Conus echinophilus

| image =Conus echinophilus 1.jpg

| image2 =Conus echinophilus 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus echinophilus Petuch, E.J., 1975

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Monnier, E. |date=2012 |title=Conus echinophilus |volume=2012 |page=e.T192487A2102864 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192487A2102864.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| authority = (Petuch, 1975)

| synonyms_ref = {{WRMS species|224286|Conus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975)||9 December 2018}}

| synonyms =

• Africonus echinophilus Petuch, 1975
• Lautoconus echinophilus (Petuch, 1975)
• Conus (Lautoconus) echinophilus (Petuch, 1975) (alternate representation)

| display_parents = 3

}}

Conus echinophilus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Recognized in Lautoconus and not as Africonus in: Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.