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Marbled Cone Snail — printable fact sheet
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Marbled Cone Snail
Conus marmoreus
The Marbled Cone Snail is a visually striking marine gastropod, recognized for its glossy, conical shell adorned with intricate marbled patterns of black, white, and brown. This predatory invertebrate uses a specialized harpoon-like tooth to inject potent venom into its prey, ty…
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- The Marbled Cone Snail can deliver one of the fastest strikes in the animal kingdom, using its harpoon-like radula tooth to inject venom in under a second.
- The Marbled Cone Snail's venom contains a complex mix of toxins, some of which are being studied for use in pain medications. Its beautiful shell is highly prized by collectors, but handling live snails is dangerous due to their venomous sting.
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