Conus nussatella

Last updated

Conus nussatella
Hermes nussatella 01.jpg
Five views of a shell of Conus nussatella
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. nussatella
Binomial name
Conus nussatella
Synonyms [3]
  • Conus (Hermes) nussatellaLinnaeus, 1758 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus kawanishiShikama, T., 1970
  • Conus nussatella var. tenuisG. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus tenuisG. B. Sowerby I, 1833)
  • Gastridium nussatellaSalvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975
  • Hermes kawanishiiShikama, 1970
  • Hermes nussatellus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Conus nussatella, common name the Nussatella cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [3]

Contents

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 an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 95 mm. The heavy shell is closely striated, the striae minutely granular. The spire is short but acuminate. The color of the shell is yellowish white, clouded irregularly with orange-brown or light purple-brown blotches, with numerous chestnut spots on the striae. [4]

Distribution

This species is found in the sublittoral zone of the Red Sea and the entire tropical Indo-Pacific Region; off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia).

References

  1. Duda, T. (2013). "Conus nussatella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T192318A2072606. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192318A2072606.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Linnaeus, C., 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, 10th ed.
  3. 1 2 Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 3 August 2011.
  4. George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI p. 80; 1884

Literature