Conus striolatus

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

Last updated December 29, 2023

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

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.

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References

↑ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2
1 2 Conus striolatus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.
↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus magus)

Kiener L.C. 1844–1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
Dautzenberg, P. 1910. Liste de coquilles recueillies par ler P. Aubin dans l'ile de Rua-Sura (Archipel Salomon) en 1909. Journal de Conchyliologie 58: 24–33
Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 – 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
Bozzetti L. (2010) Conus simonis (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Southeastern Madagascar. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 66: 11–12.
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23
Franklin, J.B, K. A. Subramanian, S. A. Fernando and Krishnan K. S. (2009). Diversity and distribution of cone snails (Vallapoo) along the Tamilnadu coast, India, Zootaxa 2250: 1-63 (Monograph).

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Pionoconus striolatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Holotype at MNHN, Paris

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[1] Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 Conus striolatus Kiener, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2011.

[3] G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus magus)

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