The textile cone snail is a beautiful but dangerous creature. Its venom can paralyze or even kill. Scientists are studying ...

Scientists from the University of Utah and the Smithsonian have spent years studying this venom, with one of the most notable ...

Abstract The pigmentation patterns of shells in the genus Conus can be generated by a neural-network model of the mantle. We fit model parameters to the shell pigmentation patterns of 19 living Conus ...

They clarify that only two species, Conus textile and Conus geographus, have been recorded as causing human fatalities, with fewer than 100 deaths attributed to their stings.

They point out that just two species, Conus textile and Conus geographus, have been fatal to humans, with fewer than 100 recorded deaths due to their stings.

Critter of the Week » Meet pupu poniuniu, the Hawaiian textile cone shell Sunday, July 19, 2020 12:05 am Terry Lilley / Special to The Garden Island Pupu poniuniu is the Hawaiian textile cone shell.