Cone Snail

James Tenorio1st Period

Cone Snail

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Family: Conidae

Genus: Conus

Over 600 species

HabitatFamily is found in warm, tropical seas and oceans

worldwideGenus is found in all tropical and subtropical seasLives in or near coral reefs

FeedingCarnivorous and predatoryhunt and eat worms (vermivores)Fish (piscivores)mollusks, and other cone snails (molluscivores)

Harpoon and VenomUses a venomous harpoon called a toxoglossan

radula to capture faster-moving prey, such as fishEach harpoon is a modified tooth primarily made

of chitinThe radular tooth is loaded with venom, which

can be fatal, and can be fired into the prey by a powerful muscle contraction

Venom can also be used for creating pharmaceutical drugs

Harpoon and Venom

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