Conus lynceus
Species of sea snail
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Conus lynceus , the lynceus cone, is a kind of species of predator sea snail, and also a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.
| Conus lynceus | |
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| Conus lynceus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. lynceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus lynceus Sowerby II, 1858[1] | |
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Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and poisinous. They are capable of stinging humans, and thereby harming the internal system
therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
Conantokin-L is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus lynceus.
Distribution
This is an Indo-Pacific species found along Taiwan, the Philippines, Java, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Australia.[citation needed]
