Conus magus

Conus magus
	Dorsal (left) and ventral (right) views of a shell of Conus magus
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. magus
Binomial name
	Conus magus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Conus (Pionoconus) magus Linnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus adansoni sensu G. B. Sowerby II, 1858 (misidentification); Conus ambaroides Shikama, 1977; Conus assimilis A. Adams, 1855; Conus borneensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus borneensis A. Adams & Reeve, 1848); Conus carinatus Swainson, 1822; Conus cernohorskyi da Motta, 1983; Conus circae G. B. Sowerby II, 1858; Conus consul Boivin, 1864; Conus epistomioides Weinkauff, 1875; Conus epistomium Reeve, 1844; Conus frauenfeldi Crosse, 1865; Conus fucatus Reeve, 1849; Conus fulvobullatus da Motta, 1982; Conus melancholicus Lamarck, 1810; Conus metcalfii Reeve, 1843; Conus raphanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792; Conus rollandi Bernardi, 1860; Conus signifer Crosse, 1865; Conus tasmaniae G. B. Sowerby II, 1866; Conus ustulatus Reeve, 1844; Conus worcesteri Brazier, 1891; Cucullus caesius Röding, 1798; Pionoconus magus (Linnaeus, 1758);

Conus magus, common name the magical cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. Their venom contains conotoxins which have powerful neurotoxic effects. Given that they are capable of "stinging" humans, live cone shells should be handled with great care or preferably not at all.

The variety Conus magus var. decurtatus Dautzenberg, 1910 is a synonym of Conus striolatus Kiener, 1848

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