Conus stramineus

Conus stramineus
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus stramineus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. stramineus
Binomial name
	Conus stramineus; Lamarck, 1810
Synonyms[1]
	Asprella stramineus Lamarck, 1810; Conus (Phasmoconus) stramineus Lamarck, 1810 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus alveolus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833; Conus fuscomaculatus E. A. Smith, 1877; Conus stramineus alveolus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833; Conus subulatus Kiener, 1847 (nomen dubium); Phasmoconus stramineus (Lamarck, 1810);

Conus stramineus, common name the Nisus cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][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.

Subspecies

Conus stramineus alveolus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833: synonym of Conus stramineus Lamarck, 1810
Conus stramineus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992: synonym of Conus amplus Röckel & Korn, 1992
Conus stramineus stigmaticus A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Conus collisus Reeve, 1849

Description

Conus stramineus is a medium to large sized (30–50 mm in length) conical shell. The shoulder is subangulate and smooth. The body whorl is almost straight in outline only slightly curved in towards the shoulder. It is shiny and cream to off-white with 12-14 spiral rows of squarish brown spots and blotches.[2]

Distribution

Conus stramineus appears to be restricted to Indonesia, it has been reported from the Moluccas and is relatively common off the South West coast of Java.[2]

References

Conus stramineus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
R. M. Filmer (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex". Visaya. 3 (4): 4–66.

Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
Lamarck, J. B. P. A., 1810. Description des espèces du genre Cône. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 15: 263–292
Kohn, A.J., 1981. Type specimens and identity of the described species of Conus VI. The species described 1801-1810. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 71(3): 279–34

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Asprella stramineus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Neotype in MNHN, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] Conus stramineus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Filmer-2] R. M. Filmer (2011). "Taxonomic revision of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae). Part II: The Conus stramineus complex". Visaya. 3 (4): 4–66.