Diversity of the Neurotoxic Conus Peptides

Shells of cone snails, the source ofConuspeptides. The shells shown are not to scale. From left to right, top row: C. geographus, geography cone; C. dusaveli, Dusavel’s cone; C. purpurascens, purple cone; C. milneedwardsi, glory-of-India cone; C. floridulus, blossom cone. Second row: C. varius, variable cone; C. cuvieri, Cuvier’s cone; C. generalis, general’s cone; C. imperialis, imperial ione; C. radiatus, radial cone. Third row: C. magus, magician’s cone; C. barthelemyi, Barthelemy’s cone; C. boschi, Bosch’s cone; C. delessertii, Delessert’s Cone; C. striatus, striated cone. Bottom row: C. monile, necklace cone; C. andamanensis, andaman cone; C. marmoreus, marble cone; C. praecellens, admirable cone; C. vitatus, vital cone.