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Conus lynceus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus lynceus

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Family
  
Conidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Conus lynceus

Similar
  
Conus moluccensis, Conus chiangi, Conus iodostoma, Conus eximius, Conus cinereus

Conus lynceus, common name the lynceus cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Contents

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.

Description

Conantokin-L is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus lynceus.

Distribution

This is an Indo-Pacific species. along Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Australia

Shell description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 89 mm. The shell is somewhat swollen, distantly sulcate below, otherwise smooth. The shell is white with encircled by chestnut spots, clouds, and oblique and triangular markings. It has a very pointed, maculated spire.

References

Conus lynceus Wikipedia