Conus ostrinus

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

Conus ostrinus
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ostrinus" Tucker, J.K. & M.J. Tenorio, 2011
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. ostrinus
Binomial name
Conus ostrinus
(Tucker & Tenorio, 2011)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Dauciconus) ostrinus (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Gradiconus ostrinus Tucker & Tenorio, 2011 (original combination)

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 the shell varies between 8 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.

References
  1. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2011) New species of Gradiconus and Kohniconus from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae, Conilithidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 5(1): 1-16. (Published 14 April 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus ostrinus (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724693 on 2015-04-29
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Gradiconus ostrinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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