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SpeciesNeogastropodaConidae
Molluscs

🐚Conus geographus

Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758

Conus geographus (nomeada, em inglês, Geography Cone; na tradução para o português, "Conus geografia") é uma espécie de molusco gastrópode marinho predador do gênero Conus, pertencente à família Conidae. Foi classificada por Carolus Linnaeus em 1758, descrita em sua obra Systema Naturae; sendo nativa do Indo-Pacífico e muito popular por sua picada; considerada a mais temida das seis espécies de moluscos Conidae potencialmente perigosas ao homem, por apresentar uma glândula de veneno conectada a um mecanismo de disparo de sua rádula, em formato de arpão, dotada de neurotoxinas que podem levar ao óbito. Também é capaz de espalhar na água, ao redor, um tipo específico de insulina, com cadeias de moléculas proteicas mais curtas, causadoras de choque hipoglicêmico, inibindo os movimentos natatórios de suas presas.

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LCLeast concern

IUCN Red List assessment, 2026.

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Danger to humans
venomous
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Shell length
0.17 mmaximum recorded, shell length
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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumMollusca
  3. ›classGastropoda
  4. ›orderNeogastropoda
  5. ›familyConidae
  6. ›genusConus
  7. ›speciesConus geographus
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  1. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  2. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  3. familyConidae
  4. genusConus
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  1. kingdomMetazoa
  2. phylumMolluscs · Mollusca
  3. classSnails & slugs · Gastropoda
  4. subclassCaenogastropoda
  5. orderNeogastropoda
  6. superfamilyConoidea
  7. familyConidae
  8. genusConus
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地纹芋螺 (zh), Conus geographus (pt), Landkartenkegel (de), アンボイナガイ (ja), Stożek geograficzny (pl), Ốc cối địa lý (vi) … and 14 more languages
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