Conus africanus, common name the African cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [3] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or ...

Cone snails are found in all tropical and subtropical seas. They live on a variety of substrates, from the intertidal zone and deeper areas, to sand, rocks or coral reefs. Cone snails have a large variety of shell colours and patterns, with local varieties and …

Conus africanus, common name the African cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. The size of the shell varies between 13 mm and 30 mm. This marine species is endemic to …

2020年6月10日 · In the last few years, a sharp increase in the number of descriptions of new species of West African cone snails, particularly from the Cabo Verde Archipelago, has taken place.

2004年11月1日 · Cone snails attain in Senegal one of their highest peaks of species diversity throughout the continental coast of Western Africa. A total of 15 endemic species have been described, all placed...

Conus africanus, common name the African cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. (Source: Wikipedia, '', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conus_africanus, CC BY-SA 3.0 )

Cone snails are predatory marine gastropods that prey on worms, molluscs and fish. The venoms of these animals are true pharmacological treasures, and with the recent approval of the first cone snail venom-derived drug, the pressure on the resource is set to increase.

2013年3月1日 · In this work, two cone snails endemic to South Africa were studied. Conus pictus is a vermivorous cone snail, while Conus natalis is a molluscivorous cone snail. Their habitats are restricted to the coastal regions of South Africa, in rather shallow water.

2019年8月14日 · Therefore, in order to clarify the status and validity of the species of cone snails along the West African coasts, we reconstructed a robust phylogeny based on mitogenomes of more than 100...

2023年6月24日 · Cone snails prefer warm tropical oceans with clear water, coral reefs or rocky regions where they can hide under rocks or in crevices waiting for unsuspecting prey to pass by. They are distributed throughout the world’s tropical oceans – from Australia to Africa – though most occur in Indo-Pacific regions.