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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 are roughly conical in shape. Many species have colorful patterning on the shell surface. [3] Cone snails are almost exclusively tropical in ...
Conus canariensis, [1] common name the butterfly cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are protected by local Canarian regulations & laws, [3] they predatory, poisonous and venomous & capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled ...
Conus is a genus of venomous and predatory cone snails. [1] Prior to 2009, it included all cone snail species but is now more precisely defined. ...
Conus pertusus, common name the pertusus cone or the lovely cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2] 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 ...
Conus geographus, popularly called the geography cone or the geographer cone, is a species of predatory cone snail. It lives in reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, and hunts small fish. While all cone snails hunt and kill prey using venom, the venom of Conus geographus is potent enough to kill humans. [3]
The disease is transmitted by the host (snails), and can be dangerous to dogs, horses and other mammals. Animals can become infected if they swim or wade in freshwaters that are exposed to it.
Conus regius, common name the "crown cone", is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" and injuring or killing humans, therefore live ones should be handled ...
Conus radiatus, common name the rayed cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] 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.