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Cone Snail

Mollusks

Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails that constitute the family Conidae, a taxonomic family of predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Shells often brightly colored with a variety of patterns 1
Scientific Name
Conidae 1
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
Sources
1. Cone snail, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails that constitute the family Conidae
  • Shell section
    The shells of cone snails are often brightly colored with a variety of patterns.
  • Lead section
    Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails that constitute the family Conidae.
  • article text (diet), EntityId 299375
    Cone snails are carnivorous.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ140435, descriptionView the Source
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