Conus magus, known as the magical cone, is a species of predatory, venomous sea snail in the family Conidae, the cone snails, found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean around Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin, and across the Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to Japan, the Marshall Islands, and Fiji, with concentrations near the Philippines and off Queensland, Australia. First described by Linnaeus in 1758, it produces conotoxins with powerful neurotoxic effects and can sting people who handle live shells carelessly. Adult shells measure 16 to 94 millimeters and show highly variable coloring and patterning, and the species is assessed by the IUCN as Least Concern. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Conus magus, known as the magical cone, is a species of predatory, venomous sea snail in the family Conidae, the cone snails, found in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean around Madagascar and the Mascarene Basin, and across the Pacific Ocean from Indonesia to Japan, the Marshall Islands, and Fiji, with concentrations near the Philippines and off Queensland, Australia.
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous.
Article text: "Like all species within the genus Conus, these s"
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous.
View the Source2. Conus magus (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q148438 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Gastropoda
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 44
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SeaLifeBase: Conus magus
SeaLifeBaseIn Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, BiologyQuote, In Ecosystem: Coral Reef Systems, Biology
Inhabits sandy coral reef and shallow bays, hiding underneath rocks and dead corals (Ref. 98471 )
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