Conus rolani, common name Rolan's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conus rolani
A shell of Conus rolani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. rolani
Binomial name
Conus rolani
Röckel, 1986
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella rolani (Röckel, 1986)
  • Conus (Asprella) rolani Röckel, 1986 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Phasmoconus rolani (Röckel, 1986)

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 37 mm and 70 mm.

Conantokin-R1-A is a toxin derived from the venom of Conus rolani.

This sea snail has recently been studied regarding its venom's toxic compounds that can replace the pain-killing effect of morphine.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b Conus rolani Röckel, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. ^ Ramiro, Iris Bea L.; Bjørn-Yoshimoto, Walden E.; Imperial, Julita S.; Gajewiak, Joanna; Salcedo, Paula Flórez; Watkins, Maren; Taylor, Dylan; Resager, William; Ueberheide, Beatrix; Bräuner-Osborne, Hans; Whitby, Frank G.; Hill, Christopher P.; Martin, Laurent F.; Patwardhan, Amol; Concepcion, Gisela P.; Olivera, Baldomero M.; Safavi-Hemami, Helena (2022). "Somatostatin venom analogs evolved by fish-hunting cone snails: From prey capture behavior to identifying drug leads". Science Advances. 8 (12): eabk1410. Bibcode:2022SciA....8K1410R. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abk1410. PMC 8942377. PMID 35319982.
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