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 - Wikipedia
Cone snails are found in all tropical and subtropical seas. They live on a variety of substrates, from the intertidal zone and deeper areas, to sand, rocks or coral reefs. Cone snails have a large variety of shell colors and patterns, with local varieties and color forms of …
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.
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.
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 …
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...
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 shell’s first whorl).
Predatory and Defensive Strategies in Cone Snails - MDPI
2024年2月7日 · Cone snails are carnivorous marine animals that prey on fish (piscivorous), worms (vermivorous), or other mollusks (molluscivorous). They produce a complex venom mostly made of disulfide-rich conotoxins and conopeptides in a compartmentalized venom gland.
Coordinated adaptations define the ontogenetic shift from worm …
2023年6月13日 · This study cultured Conus magus cone snails and revealed how complex morphological, behavioural and molecular changes facilitate the ontogenetic shift from juvenile worm-hunters to fish-hunting...
Cone snails are predatory marine gastropods that prey on worms, molluscs and fish. The venoms of these animals are true pharmacological treasures, and with the recent approval of the first cone snail venom-derived drug, the pressure on the resource is set to increase.