Rayed cone
A species of Cone shells Scientific name : Conus radiatus Genus : Cone shells
Rayed cone, A species of Cone shells
Botanical name: Conus radiatus
Genus: Cone shells
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 30 mm and 109 mm. The color of the shell is pale yellowish to pale chestnut, often longitudinally indistinctly marked with deeper coloring. The spire is striate. The lower part of body whorl is distantly sulcate. The white variety is frequently covered by a smooth olivaceous epidermis. Conantokin-C is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus radiatus.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Order
Neogastropod snails Family
Cone snails Genus
Cone shells Species
Rayed cone 
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