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.
