Conus sulcatus

Conus sulcatus
Conus sulcatus
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. sulcatus
Binomial name
Conus sulcatus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms[1]

Conus asper Lamarck, 1810
Conus bocki G. B. Sowerby III, 1881
Conus brettinghami Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1982
Conus costatus Holten, 1802
Conus samiae da Motta, 1982
Conus undulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1858

Conus sulcatus 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.

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Description

Conantokin-Br is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus sulcatus.

Distribution

References

  1. ^ a b Conus sulcatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428372 on 27 March 2010.

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