Hebrew or black and white cone shells
Cone shells are found in tropical seas and are some of the most poisonous animals on Earth. These marine snails use a neurotoxin to paralyse their prey (e.g. small fish, marine worms) but it is potent enough to kill a human.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 70/2004/148
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Collector Excavator
- Marsh, Mrs Christine
- Common Name
- hebrew or black and white cone shells
- Simple Name
- mollusc: shells
