Diversity and Pharmacological Discovery from Venoms of Conus and other Conidaeans

Dear Colleagues,

The gastropod superfamily Conoidea comprises at least 10,000 extant species (some estimates go to 40,000 species) representing one of the most biodiverse lineages of venomous animals. Although cone snails (family Conidae) have been extensively investigated, the venoms of other species that belong to the Conoidean families remain largely uncharacterized. These include the auger snails (family Terebridae) and the diverse families collectively known as turrids.

This Special Issue focuses on the large, and mostly unexplored, biodiversity of species in the Conoidean superfamily and the present state of knowledge regarding the extraordinary diversity of toxins they produce. Specifically, an overview of Conoidean venoms and their biomedical applications will be provided and, by highlighting new findings on the discovery and pharmacology of Conoidean venom peptides, we will discuss why the outlook for future discoveries appears exceptionally promising.

Prof. Dr. Baldomero Olivera
Dr. Helena Safavi-Hemami
Guest Editors

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