Conus jaspideus (jasper cone snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16003257978)
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Description: Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791 - abapertural view of a jasper cone snail shell, 1.2 cm tall. Family Conidae - conid snails are famous for being predators of various marine invertebrates and sometimes fish. A conid essentially shoot a toxic dart at prey, which immobilizes or kills, permitting the cone snail to consume the prey with minimal risk of damage to itself. Date: 25 February 2011, 17:56. Source: Conus jaspideus (jasper cone snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.
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- Cellular
- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
- Protostomia (protostomes)
- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Neogastropoda
- Conoidea
- Conidae (cone snails)
- Conasprella
- Conasprella jaspidea
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