Conus ostrinus
| Conus ostrinus | |
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| 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] | |
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Conus ostrinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[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.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 33 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
- ↑ 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.
- 1 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
External links
| External identifiers for Conus ostrinus | |
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| WoRMS | 724693 |
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Gradiconus ostrinus
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