Conus stramineus

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]

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)

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]