Plazi SpeciesApr 10

#NewSpecies!
New cone snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Conus georgesrichardi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C216-FF83-FCC0-FCC9FDAAF94C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #ConusGeorgesrichardi

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails #conesnails

PLOS BiologyAug 4, 2023
#Venom peptides, like conotoxins from marine #ConeSnails, can be useful tools. This study identifies a novel family of #conotoxins, with structural & evolutionary insights into one that inhibits neuronal Cav2.3 voltage-gated #CalciumChannels #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/44U0uNw
🌐VMTTJun 18, 2023
#conesnails #sea #cone #snails https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conidae.
Conidae - Wikipedia