Conus litteratus lettered cone

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Scientific:: Conus litteratus
German:: Kegelschnecke
English:: lettered cone

Category:: Snails
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Conidae (Family) > Conus (Genus) > litteratus (Species)
Initial determination:: Linnaeus, 1758

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Madagascar, Mauritius, Philippines, Tansania, the Seychelles
Sea depth:: 1 - 42 Meter
Size:: 0.79" - 7.09" (2,4cm - 18,6cm)
Temperature:: 32 °F - 82.4 °F (°C - 28°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Worms
Difficulty:: Not suitable for aquarium keeping
Offspring:: None

Toxicity:: highly toxic
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

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Conus abbas
Conus abbreviatus
Conus abrolhosensis
Conus achatinus
Conus acutangulus
Conus adami
Conus adamsonii
Conus adenensis
Conus admirationis
Conus advertex
Conus aemulus
Conus africanus
Conus aito
Conus alabaster
Conus alainallaryi
Conus albellus
Conus albuquerquei
Conus alconnelli
Conus alexandrei
Conus alexandrinus
Conus alfi
Conus algoensis
Conus allaryi
Conus alrobini
Conus amadis
Conus ambiguus
Conus ammiralis
Conus amphiurgus
Conus amplus
Conus anabathrum
Conus anabelae
Conus andamanensis
Conus andremenezi
Conus anemone
Conus angasi
Conus angioiorum
Conus anosyensis
Conus anthonyi
Conus antoniaensis
Conus antonioi
Conus antoniomonteiroi
Conus aplustre
Conus arafurensis
Conus araneosus
Conus arangoi
Conus archon
Conus ardisiaceus
Conus arenatus
Sandkegel
Conus ariejoostei
Conus aristophanes
Conus armadillo
Conus artoptus
Conus asiaticus
Conus ateralbus
Conus athenae
Conus atimovatae
Conus atlanticoselvagem
Conus attenuatus
Conus augur
Conus aulicus
Conus aurantius
Conus auratinus
Conus aureonimbosus
Conus aureopunctatus
Conus aureus
Conus auricomus
Conus aurisiacus
Conus australis
Conus austroviola
Conus axelrodi
Conus babaensis
Conus baeri
Conus bahamensis
Conus bairstowi
Conus balabacensis
Conus balteatus
Conus bandanus
Conus barbara
Conus barbieri
Conus barthelemyi
Conus bartschi
Conus bayani
Conus bayeri
Conus beatrix
Conus behelokensis
Conus belairensis
Conus belizeanus
Conus bellocqae
Conus bellulus
Conus bengalensis
Conus berdulinus
Conus bernardinoi
Conus bessei
Conus betulinus
Conus biancae
Conus biliosus
Conus binghamae
Conus blanfordianus
Conus boavistensis
Conus bocagei
Conus boeticus
Conus bondarevi
Conus bonfigliolii
Conus borgesi
Conus boschorum
Conus boui
Conus boutetorum
Conus brianhayesi
Conus broderipii
Conus bruguieri
Conus brunneobandatus
Conus brunneofilaris
Conus brunneus
Conus bruuni
Conus bulbus
Conus bullatus
Conus buniatus
Conus burryae
Conus buxeus
Conus byssinus
Conus cabraloi
Conus cacao
Conus cagarralensis
Conus caillaudi
Conus calhetae
Conus calhetinensis
Conus cancellatus
Conus canonicus
Conus capitanellus
Conus capitaneus
Conus capreolus
Conus caracteristicus
Conus carcellesi
Conus cardinalis
Conus cargilei
Conus carioca
Conus carnalis
Conus castaneus
Conus catus
Conus caysalensis
Conus cebuensis
Conus cedonulli
Conus cepasi
Conus ceruttii
Conus cervus
Conus chaldaeus
Conus chiangi
Conus chiapponorum
Conus chytreus
Conus ciderryi
Conus cinereus
Conus cingulatus
Conus circumactus
Conus circumcisus
Conus clarus
Conus claudiae
Conus clerii
Conus cloveri
Conus cocceus
Conus coccineus
Conus coelinae
Conus coffeae
Conus collisus
Conus colmani
Conus colombi
Conus colombianus
Conus coltrorum
Conus compressus
Conus conco
Conus condei
Conus consors
Conus conspersus
Conus corallinus
Conus cordigera
Conus coronatus
Krohnenkegel, Kegelschnecke
Conus cossignanii
Conus crioulus
Conus crocatus
Conus crotchii
Conus cumingii
Conus cuna
Conus cuneolus
Conus curassaviensis
Conus curralensis
Conus cuvieri
Conus cyanostoma
Conus cylindraceus
Conus dalli
Conus damioi
Conus damottai
Conus dampierensis
Conus danilai
Conus daphne
Conus darkini
Conus daucus
Conus dayriti
Conus decoratus
Conus dedonderi
Conus delanoyae
Conus denizi
Conus derrubado
Conus desidiosus
Conus devorsinei
Conus deynzerorum
Conus diadema
Conus dianthus
Conus diegoi
Conus diminutus
Conus dispar
Conus distans
Conus docensis
Conus dominicanus
Conus donnae
Conus dorotheae
Conus dorreensis
Conus duffyi
Conus dusaveli
Conus ebraeus
Schwarzweiße Kegelschnecke
Conus eburneus
Conus echinophilus
Conus echo
Conus edaphus
Conus ednae
Conus edwardpauli
Conus eldredi
Conus eleutheraensis
Conus emaciatus
Conus empressae
Conus encaustus
Conus episcopatus
Conus ermineus
Conus ernesti
Conus erythraeensis
Conus escondidai
Conus estivali
Conus evansi
Conus eversoni
Conus evorai
Conus excelsus
Conus exiguus
Conus eximius
Conus explorator
Conus fantasmalis
Conus felitae
Conus felix
Conus fergusoni
Conus fernandesi
Conus ferrugineus
Conus fiadeiroi
Conus figulinus
Conus fijisulcatus
Conus filmeri
Conus fischoederi
Conus flamingo
Conus flammeacolor
Conus flavescens
Conus flavidus
Kegelschnecke
Conus flavus
Conus flavusalbus
Conus floccatus
Conus floridulus
Conus fonsecai
Conus fontonae
Conus fortdauphinensis
Conus fragilissimus
Conus franciscanus
Conus franciscoi
Conus frigidus
Conus fulmen
Conus fumigatus
Conus furnae
Conus furvus
Conus fuscoflavus
Conus fuscolineatus
Conus gabelishi
Conus garciai
Conus garywilsoni
Conus gauguini
Conus generalis
Conus genuanus
Conus geographus
Landkarten-Kegelschnecke
Conus gibsonsmithorum
Conus gigasulcatus
Conus gilberti
Conus gilvus
Conus giorossii
Conus gladiator
Conus glans
Conus glaucus
Conus glenni
Conus glicksteini
Conus gloriakiiensis
Conus gloriamaris
Conus glorioceanus
Conus goajira
Conus gondwanensis
Conus gonsalensis
Conus gonsaloi
Conus goudeyi
Conus gradatulus
Conus gradatus
Conus grahami
Conus granarius
Conus grangeri
Conus granulatus
Conus granum
Conus gratacapii
Conus guanahacabibensis
Conus guanche
Conus gubernator
Conus guinaicus
Conus habui
Conus hamamotoi
Conus hamanni
Conus hanshassi
Conus harasewychi
Conus harlandi
Conus havanensis
Conus hazinorum
Conus helgae
Conus hennequini
Conus hieroglyphus
Conus hilli
Conus hirasei
Conus hivanus
Conus hoaraui
Conus honkeri
Conus honkerorum
Conus hughmorrisoni
Conus hyaena
Conus hybridus
Conus ignotus
Conus immelmani
Conus imperialis
Conus inconstans
Conus indomaris
Conus inesae
Conus infinitus
Conus infrenatus
Conus inscriptus
Conus iodostoma
Conus irregularis
Conus isabelarum
Conus jacarusoi
Conus jacquescolombi
Conus janus
Conus jickelii
Conus jorioi
Conus josephinae
Conus joserochoi
Conus jourdani
Conus jucundus
Conus judaeus
Conus julieandreae
Conus julii
Conus kaiserae
Conus kalafuti
Conus kawamurai
Conus keatii
Conus kermadecensis
Conus kersteni
Conus kerstitchi
Conus kevani
Conus kiicumulus
Conus kinoshitai
Conus kintoki
Conus kirkandersi
Conus klemae
Conus korni
Conus kostini
Conus koukae
Conus kremerorum
Conus kuiperi
Conus kulkulcan
Conus kuroharai
Conus lamarckii
Conus lamberti
Conus largilliertii
Conus laterculatus
Conus laueri
Conus lecourtorum
Conus leekremeri
Conus legatus
Conus lemniscatus
Conus lenavati
Conus leobottonii
Conus leobrerai
Conus leopardus
Conus levis
Conus levistimpsoni
Conus leviteni
Conus lienardi
Conus lightbourni
Conus limpusi
Conus lindae
Conus lineopunctatus
Conus lischkeanus
Conus litoglyphus
Conus litteratus
Kegelschnecke
Conus lividus
Conus lizardensis
Conus lobitensis
Conus locumtenens
Conus lohri
Conus longilineus
Conus lozeti
Conus lucasi
Conus lucaya
Conus luciae
Conus lugubris
Conus luquei
Conus luteus
Conus lynceus
Conus maculiferus
Conus madagascariensis
Conus madecassinus
Conus magellanicus
Conus magnificus
Conus magnottei
Conus magus
Conus maioensis
Conus malabaricus
Conus malacanus
Conus malcolmi
Conus maldivus
Conus mappa
Conus marchionatus
Conus marcocastellazzii
Conus mariaodeteae
Conus marielae
Conus marileeae
Conus marmoreus
Kegelschnecke
Conus martensi
Conus martinianus
Conus massemini
Conus maya
Conus mcbridei
Conus medoci
Conus medvedevi
Conus melissae
Conus melvilli
Conus mercator
Conus messiasi
Conus micropunctatus
Conus miguelfiaderoi
Conus miles
Conus milesi
Conus miliaris
Conus milneedwardsi
Conus miniexcelsus
Conus minimus
Conus minnamurra
Conus miruchae
Conus mitratus
Conus molaerivus
Conus moluccensis
Conus monachus
Conus moncuri
Conus monile
Conus monilifer
Conus montillai
Conus moolenbeeki
Conus mordeirae
Conus moreleti
Conus morrisoni
Conus morroensis
Conus mozambicus
Conus mpenjatiensis
Conus mucronatus
Conus mulderi
Conus muriculatus
Conus mus
Conus musicus
Conus mustelinus
Conus nahoonensis
Conus namocanus
Conus nanus
Conus naranjus
Conus natalaurantius
Conus natalis
Conus navarroi
Conus negroides
Conus nelsonandradoi
Conus nelsontiagoi
Conus neptunus
Conus niederhoeferi
Conus nielsenae
Conus nigromaculatus
Conus nigropunctatus
Conus nimbosus
Conus nobilis
Conus nobrei
Conus nocturnus
Conus nodulosus
Conus norai
Conus nucleus
Conus nussatella
Conus nux
Conus nybakkeni
Conus obscurus
Kegelschnecke
Conus ochroleucus
Conus oishii
Conus olgiatii
Conus omaria
Conus orion
Conus orri
Conus ortneri
Conus ostrinus
Conus papilliferus
Conus papuensis
Conus paraguana
Conus parascalaris
Conus parius
Conus parvatus
Conus paschalli
Conus patae
Conus patglicksteinae
Conus patriceae
Conus patricius
Conus paukstisi
Conus paulae
Conus paumotu
Conus pauperculus
Conus peasei
Conus pedrofiadeiroi
Conus peli
Conus penchaszadehi
Conus pennaceus
Conus pergrandis
Conus pertusus
Conus petergabrieli
Conus petestimpsoni
Conus petuchi
Conus philippii
Conus pica
Conus pictus
Conus pineaui
Conus planorbis
Kegelschnecke
Conus plinthis
Conus polongimarumai
Conus pomareae
Conus poormani
Conus portobeloensis
Conus poulosi
Conus praecellens
Conus pretiosus
Conus primus
Conus princeps
Conus priscai
Conus proximus
Conus pseudaurantius
Conus pseudimperialis
Conus pseudocardinalis
Conus pseudocuneolus
Conus pseudonivifer
Conus pulcher
Conus pulicarius
Conus purissimus
Conus purpurascens
Conus quasimagus
Conus queenslandis
Conus quercinus
Conus quiquandoni
Conus radiatus
Conus ranonganus
Conus rattus
Conus raulsilvai
Conus rawaiensis
Conus recluzianus
Conus recurvus
Conus reductaspiralis
Conus regius
Conus regonae
Conus regularis
Conus retifer
Conus richardbinghami
Conus richardsae
Conus richeri
Conus riosi
Conus ritae
Conus rizali
Conus robini
Conus roeckeli
Conus rolani
Conus roquensis
Conus rosalindensis
Conus rosemaryae
Conus roseorapum
Conus rouxi
Conus royaikeni
Conus rufimaculosus
Conus ruthae
Conus saharicus
Conus sahlbergi
Conus salletae
Conus salreiensis
Conus salzmanni
Conus sanderi
Conus sandwichensis
Conus sanguineus
Conus sanguinolentus
Conus santaluziensis
Conus santanaensis
Conus santinii
Conus saragasae
Conus sartii
Conus sazanka
Conus scalaris
Conus scalarispira
Conus scalarissimus
Conus scalptus
Conus scopulorum
Conus scottjordani
Conus sculletti
Conus sculpturatus
Conus sennottorum
Conus serranegrae
Conus sertacinctus
Conus shaskyi
Conus shikamai
Conus silviae
Conus sinaiensis
Conus skoglundae
Conus smoesi
Conus sogodensis
Conus solangeae
Conus solidus
Conus solomonensis
Conus spectrum
Conus sphacelatus
Conus spiceri
Conus splendidulus
Conus sponsalis
Conus spurius
Conus stanfieldi
Conus stercusmuscarum
Conus stimpsoni
Conus stramineus
Conus straturatus
Conus striatellus
Conus striatus
Streifen-Kegelschnecke
Conus striolatus
Conus stupa
Conus stupella
Conus suduirauti
Conus sugimotonis
Conus sukhadwalai
Conus sulcatus
Conus sulcocastaneus
Conus sunderlandi
Conus suratensis
Conus sutanorcum
Conus suturatus
Conus swainsoni
Conus swinneni
Conus sydneyensis
Conus tabidus
Conus tacomae
Conus taeniatus
Conus tagaroae
Conus taslei
Conus telatus
Conus tenorioi
Conus tenuilineatus
Conus tenuistriatus
Conus teodorae
Conus terebra
Conus terryni
Conus tessulatus
Conus tethys
Conus textile
Textil-Kegelschnecke, Weberkegel
Conus thalassiarchus
Conus theodorei
Conus therriaulti
Conus thevenardensis
Conus thomae
Conus tiaratus
Conus timorensis
Conus tinianus
Conus tirardi
Conus tisii
Conus tonisii
Conus tostesi
Conus traillii
Conus trencarti
Conus tribblei
Conus trigonus
Conus tristensis
Conus trochulus
Conus troendlei
Conus trovaoi
Conus tulipa
Tulpenkegelschnecke
Conus tuticorinensis
Conus typhon
Conus umbelinae
Conus urashimanus
Conus vanvilstereni
Conus vappereaui
Conus variegatus
Conus varius
Conus vautieri
Conus vayssierei
Conus velaensis
Conus velliesi
Conus venezuelanus
Conus ventricosus
Mittelmeer-Kegelschnecke
Conus venulatus
Conus verdensis
Conus vexillum
Conus vezzaroi
Conus victoriae
Conus vicweei
Conus vidua
Conus vikingorum
Conus villepinii
Conus viola
Conus violaceus
Conus virgatus
Conus virgo
Jungfrau-Kegelschnecke
Conus visagenus
Conus visseri
Conus vittatus
Conus voluminalis
Conus vulcanus
Conus wallacei
Conus wallangra
Conus wandae
Conus wilsi
Conus wittigi
Conus worki
Conus xanthicus
Conus xanthocinctus
Conus xhosa
Conus xicoi
Conus yemenensis
Conus zandbergeni
Conus zapatosensis
Conus zebra
Conus zebroides
Conus zeylanicus
Conus ziczac
Conus zinhoi
Conus zonatus
Conus zylmanae

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-08-07 16:25:50
Last edit:: 2018-08-07 16:43:27

Toxicity

Conus litteratus ist (sehr) giftig und das Gift kann Sie unter Umständen töten!!!
Wenn Sie Conus litteratus halten möchten, informieren Sie sich vor dem Kauf über das Gift und dessen Wirkung. Bewahren Sie einen Zettel mit der Telefonnummer des Giftnotrufs und allen nötigen Informationen zu dem Tier neben Ihrem Aquarium auf, damit Ihnen im Notfall schnell geholfen werden kann.
Die Telefonnummern des Giftnotrufs finden Sie hier:
Übersicht Deutschland: GIZ-Nord
Übersicht Weltweit: eapcct.org

Dieser Hinweis erscheint bei giftigen, sehr giftigen und auch Tieren, deren Gift Sie sofort töten kann. Jeder Mensch reagiert anders auf Gifte. Bitte wägen Sie daher das Risiko für sich UND Ihr Umfeld sehr genau ab, und handeln Sie nie leichtfertig!

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Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. The conotoxin of this species is extremely dangerous to humans !

Conus litteratus hunts and eats marine worms.

Synonymised names:
Conus (Elisaconus) litteratus Linnaeus, 1758· accepted, alternate representation
Conus arabicus Lamarck, 1810
Conus grueneri Reeve, 1844
Cucullus pardus Röding, 1798
Elisaconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Strategoconus litteratus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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