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.

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]

Conus lynceus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858
Conus lynceus Sowerby, G.B. II, 1858

Shell description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 89 mm. The shell is somewhat swollen, distantly sulcate below, otherwise smooth. The shell is white with encircled by chestnut spots, clouds, and oblique and triangular markings. It has a very pointed, maculated spire.

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