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Which sea snail's venom is used in pain medication?

  • The cone snail
  • The whelk
  • The abalone

The answer is The cone snail. Ziconotide.

Cone snail

Cone snails, or cones, are highly venomous sea snails that constitute the family Conidae. Conidae is a taxonomic family of predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.

Wikipedia · Cone snail