Conus lynceus

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Conus lynceus
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Conus lynceus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. lynceus
Binomial name
Conus lynceus
Sowerby II, 1858 [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Asprella lyncea(G.B. Sowerby II, 1858)
  • Conus (Phasmoconus) lynceusSowerby II, 1858 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Graphiconus lynceus(G. B. Sowerby II, 1858)

Conus lynceus , 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 found along Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Australia.[ citation needed ]

Conus lynceus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 Conus lynceus 1.jpg
Conus lynceusSowerby, G.B. II, 1858
Conus lynceus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858 Conus lynceus 2.jpg
Conus lynceusSowerby, G.B. II, 1858

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. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sowerby (II), G. B. Jr., 1857. Thesaurus Conchyliorum or Monographs of the Genera of Shells, 3.
  2. ↑ Conus lynceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 28 July 2011.
  3. ↑ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 56; 1879 (described as Conus nisus Chemn.)
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