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Title: Conus Floridanus
Item Name: Shells

Description:

A Florida Cone shell (Conus Floridanus), from North Carolina. Light brown with white top. Part of the Pamplin shell collection. Cone shells are large and colourful and are found on coral reefs. They trap their prey by firing a poisoned dart into it. The poison of some types of cone shell can be lethal to humans.


Materials: shell
Measurements: L:2.9cm, W:1.3cm
ID_Number: ERYMS : 1995.866