Conus striolatus

Conus striolatus
Apertural view of Conus striolatus decurtata
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. striolatus
Binomial name
Conus striolatus decurtata Kiener, 1845 [1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus magus var. decurtatus Dautzenberg, 1910 Conus metcalfii Reeve, 1843 Conus nigropunctatus elatensis Wils, 1971 Pionoconus striolatus (Kiener, 1845) Pionoconus striolatus decurtata (f) Dautzenberg, Ph., 1910

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

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 20 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Thailand to Micronesia and from Taiwan to Queensland, Australia.

References

1. ^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
2. ^ ^{a b} Conus striolatus Kiener, 1845.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428368 on 18 July 2011.

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Gastropods.com: Pionoconus striolatus decurtata (f); accessed: 18 July 2011