Observations on the Feeding Behavior of Conus geographus ( Gastropoda : Toxoglossa )
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THE FEEDING BEHAVIOR of various members of the genus Conus has been described (Kohn, 1956a, 1959, 1968; Kline, 1956; Nybakken, 1967). Piscivorous species of Conus, for which feeding behavior has been recorded, attack by extending their proboscises. From this extension a radular tooth used but once is injected into the prey, which is later swallowed. The feeding behavior of Conus geographus Linnaeus has not been previously described.
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