Cone snail - Wikipedia
A group of shells belonging to various species of cone snails. Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails of the family Conidae. [1] Fossils of cone snails have been found from the Eocene to the Holocene epochs. [2] Cone snail species have shells that …
Why The Cone Snail Is One Of The Deadliest Sea Creatures - All …
2022年5月7日 · With an undetectable sting and enough toxin to kill 700 people, the cone snail is one of the most venomous predatory animals in the ocean. The cone snail attacks quickly, leaving its victims unaware of their fast-approaching demise.
Conidae - Wikipedia
Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea. The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea groups only cone snails in the family Conidae.
Cone Snail: A Slow but Highly Venomous Predator
2024年10月31日 · Cone snails are a group of around 1,000 species of venomous, predatory marine snails that live mostly in shallow, tropical waters around the globe. Their cone-shaped shells are intricately patterned and brightly colored — prized by seashell collectors — and their venom is fascinating to biomedical researchers.
Cone Snails (General Description) - Aquarium of the Pacific
Most cone snails live in relatively shallow water near coral reefs, hiding in the sand, under coral shelves, or under or near piles of rubble. Some live among mangroves. Physical Characteristics. All cone snails are wide at one end and narrow at the base (the typical “cone” shape).
One of the World’s Most Venomous Animals Is a Snail - The Atlantic
2021年3月12日 · Some 1,000 species of cone snails exist, each, as far as scientists can tell, with its own unique recipe for venom. Several ingredients seem to closely resemble chemicals naturally made in fish,...
Cone Snail - Animal Corner
Cone snails, also known as cone shells, or cones, are a large group of small- to large-sized extremely venomous predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. There are over 900 different species of cone snails and they are typically found in …
Geography Cone | National Geographic
Indigenous to the reefs of the Indo-Pacific, geographic cones grow to about 6 inches in length and have intricately patterned brown-and-white shells highly prized by shell collectors. The...
Conus - Wikipedia
Conus is a genus of venomous (with many species having venom lethal to humans [2]) and predatory sea snails, or cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae. [1] Prior to 2009, it included all cone snail species but is now more …
Cone shell | Toxic Venom, Mollusk & Predators | Britannica
Cone shell, any of several marine snails of the subclass Prosobranchia (class Gastropoda) constituting the genus Conus and the family Conidae (about 500 species). The shell is typically straight-sided, with a tapering body whorl, low spire, and narrow aperture (the opening into the …