Published May 28, 2019 | Version v1
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Conus ateralbus eating polychaete worm

Authors/Creators

  • 1. FECM— Faculty of Engineering and Marine Science, University of Cabo Verde, Mindelo CP 163, Cabo Verde
  • 2. Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 S 1400 E, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
  • 3. New York University Langone Medical Center, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, New York, NY 10016, USA.
  • 4. Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal.
  • 5. CIIMAR/CIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros, do Porto de Leixões, Porto 4450–208, Portugal

Description

Conus ateralbus was consuming a polychaete worm. The specimen did not bury itself as it consumed the worm — it was thus exposed the entire time it was feeding on its prey. 

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