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Conidae

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Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Conidae

Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus capitaneus is a marine cone snail with patterned shells found across the Indian Ocean and Indo-West Pacific.

Conus marmoreus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus marmoreus is a cone snail species with variable shell patterns found across parts of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.

Conus omaria Hwass, 1792

Conus omaria is a cone snail species with a colored, patterned shell found across Indian Ocean and Western Pacific waters.

Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758 is a widespread Indo-Pacific cone snail found in shallow sandy coral areas.

Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792

Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792 is a marine sea snail with distinct shell traits found across the Indo-Pacific and now the Mediterranean.

Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758 is a cone snail with a distinct large slim shell, found across the Indo-Pacific and Hawaiian Islands.

Conus planorbis Born, 1778

Conus planorbis Born, 1778 is a marine snail with shell size 26.1–82 mm, found across the Indo-Pacific region including Australia.

Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758

Conus miles Linnaeus, 1758 is a cone snail with a distinctively colored thick shell, found across the Indo-Pacific region.

Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758

Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758 is a cone snail with distinctively patterned shells found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Conus regius Gmelin, 1791

Conus regius Gmelin, 1791 is a variable-colored marine cone snail found in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off Brazil.

Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843

Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843 is a predatory venomous cone snail found off Hawaii at 40 feet depth on coral sand.

Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791

Conus achatinus is a variable cone snail species found across the Indo-West Pacific, with described shell characteristics and two synonymized varieties.

Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810

Conus anemone is an endemic Australian cone snail with a highly variable shell found in multiple Australian coastal waters.

Conus aplustre Reeve, 1843

Conus aplustre is a marine cone snail species endemic to eastern Australia, with a small, distinctively patterned shell.

Conus bandanus Hwass, 1792

Conus bandanus Hwass, 1792 is an Indo-Pacific sea snail with a distinctively patterned banded shell.

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758 is a marine cone snail species with a variable-sized grooved shell found across the Indo-Pacific.

Conus biliosus (Röding, 1798)

Conus biliosus is a cone snail species with a size-variable spotted shell, found across parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Conus catus Hwass, 1792

Conus catus Hwass, 1792 is a cone snail with distinct shell characteristics, found across the tropical Indo-West Pacific.

Conus chaldaeus (Röding, 1798)

Conus chaldaeus is a marine cone snail species with distinct shell markings and a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Conus cyanostoma A.Adams, 1854

Conus cyanostoma A.Adams, 1854 is a marine species found in the tropical Indo-Pacific and off eastern Australia, with shell sizes between 17–32 mm.

Conus distans Hwass, 1792

Conus distans Hwass, 1792 is a marine cone snail with distinct shell characteristics, found across parts of the Indo-Pacific region.

Conus musicus Hwass, 1792

Conus musicus Hwass, 1792 is a cone snail species with distinct shell patterns found across the Indo-Pacific region.

Conus rattus Hwass, 1792

Conus rattus Hwass, 1792 is a widely distributed cone snail species with a distinctively patterned and colored shell.

Conus victoriae Reeve, 1843

Conus victoriae is an Australian endemic mollusc-eating cone snail whose venom has potential as a neuropathic pain treatment.

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