Conus nussatella

Conus nussatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Subfamily:	Coninae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. nussatella
Binomial name
Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus nussatella var. tenuis G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 Hermes kawanishii Shikama, 1970 Hermes nussatellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus nussatella, common name the Nussatella cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

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

The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 95 mm. The heavy shell is closely striated, the striae minutely granular. The spire is short but acuminate. The color of the shell is yellowish white, clouded irregularly with orange-brown or light purple-brown blotches, with numerous chestnut spots on the striae. ^[3]

Distribution

This species is found in the sublittoral zone of the Red Sea and the entire Indo-Pacific Region.

References

1. ^ Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 10th ed.
2. ^ ^{a b} Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215434 on 3 August 2011.
3. ^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 80; 1884

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Hermes nussatellus; accessed : 3 August 2011