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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
Relationship to People
Venomous or Dangerous to Humans 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Shells often brightly colored with a variety of patterns 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Conidae 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Cone Snail

In Biome

Coral Reef, Biomes
Source Cone snail, Wikipedia
Intertidal Zone, Biomes
Source Cone snail, Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Norway

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sweden

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

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.
  • Article text: "All cone snails are venomous and capable of stin"
    All cone snails are venomous and capable of stinging.
  • In Biome: Coral Reef, Distribution and habitat
    They live on a variety of substrates, from the intertidal zone and deeper areas, to sand, rocks or coral reefs.
  • In Biome: Intertidal Zone, Distribution and habitat
    They live on a variety of substrates, from the intertidal zone and deeper areas, to sand, rocks or coral reefs.
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ140435, descriptionView the Source
4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
"cites_listing":"I/II/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Mollusca","class":"Gastropoda","order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Snails And Conches","language":"EN"},{"name":"Escargots Et Strombes","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caracoles Y Conchas","language":"ES"},{"name":"腹足纲","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Wikidata: Cone Snail
  • Wikidata Q140435, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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