Conus striolatus

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

Conus striolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. striolatus
Binomial name
Conus striolatus Kiener, 1848[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conus (Pionoconus) striolatus Kiener, 1848 · accepted, alternate representation Conus magus var. decurtatus Dautzenberg, 1910 Conus simonis Bozzetti, 2010 Pionoconus simonis (Bozzetti, 2010) Pionoconus striolatus (Kiener, 1845) Pionoconus striolatus decurtata (f) Dautzenberg, Ph., 1910

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. The striate spire has a moderate size. The body whorl is long and rather cylindrical, and closely striate below. Its color is white, clouded with bluish ash, orange-brown, chestnut or chocolate, everywhere encircled by narrow chocolate interrupted lines, often separated into somewhat distant dots. The middle of body whorl is usually irregularly fasciate with white. The spire is tessellated with chestnut or chocolate.^[3]

Distribution

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