Conus purpurascens

Conus purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Coninae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. purpurascens
Binomial name
Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby II, 1833
Synonyms[1]
Conus comptus Gould, 1853 Conus luzonicus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 Conus purpurascens var. rejectus Dall, 1910 Conus regalitatis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834

Conus purpurascens 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.

The toxin of Conus purpurascens is mentioned in Michael Crichton's novel The Lost World, as a powerful neurotoxin. In the story it is used in poisonous darts that the characters use to defend themselves from the dinosaurs. The book states that the toxin is capable of killing an animal so fast that it dies before feeling the pick of the dart.

Description

Conantokin-P is a toxin derived from the vemon of Conus purpurascens.

Distribution

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Conus purpurascens G. B. Sowerby II, 1833.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428255 on 27 March 2010.

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website

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