Conus tulipa

Conus tulipa
Conus tulipa
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. tulipa
Binomial name
Conus tulipa
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Conus borbonicus H. Adams, 1868
Coronaxis nebulosa Swainson, 1840
Cucullus purpureus Röding, 1798

Conus tulipa 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.

A class of conopeptides named rho-TIA was discovered in Conus tulipa in 2001.[2] This class of conopetides targets (react with) alpha1-adrenergic receptors.[2]

Contents

Description

Conantokin-T is a toxin derived from the vemon of Conus tulipa.

Distribution

Feeding habts

Conus tulipa preys on fishes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Conus tulipa Linnaeus, 1758.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215503 on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Sharpe I. A., Gehrmann J., Loughnan M. L., Thomas L., Adams D. A., Atkins A., Palant E., Craik D. J., Adams D. J., Alewood P. F. & Lewis R. J. (September 2001). "Two new classes of conopeptides inhibit the alpha1-adrenoceptor and noradrenaline transporter.". Nature Neuroscience 4(9): 902-907.

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