Conus litteratus, common name the lettered cone, is a species of sophisticated predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snail, cone shells or cones.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
Venomous. The note covers its whole genus. Cone snails; conotoxins, several species have killed people Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Conus eburneus — venomous
- Conus leopardus — venomous
- Conus pulicarius — venomous
- Conus imperialis — venomous
- Conus betulinus — venomous
- Conus canariensis — venomous
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Conidae
- Genus
- Conus
- Species
- Conus litteratus
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