Conidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Conidae
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:cone_snails
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Californiconus
gptkb:Profundiconus
gptkb:Pygmaeconus
gptkb:Virgiconus
gptkb:Conus
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:describedYear 1807
gptkbp:distribution worldwide, mostly tropical and subtropical seas
gptkbp:feedingType carnivorous
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Conidae
gptkbp:IUCNStatus varies by species
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:notableFor venomous marine snails
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Conus_geographus
gptkb:Conus_textile
gptkb:Conus_magus
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies over 800
gptkbp:order gptkb:Neogastropoda
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:predatory true
gptkbp:shape conical
gptkbp:shellCollecting popular
gptkbp:significance some species dangerous to humans
gptkbp:superfamily gptkb:Conoidea
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Conus
gptkbp:venomComponent conotoxins
gptkbp:venomous true
gptkbp:venomUse defense
prey capture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neogastropoda
gptkb:Conus_magus
gptkb:Prosobranchia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6