Conus ostrinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus ostrinus Tucker, J.K. & M.J. Tenorio, 2011 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. ostrinus
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| Conus ostrinus (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011)[1]
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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
editThe size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus ostrinus.
- World Register of Marine Species
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Gradiconus ostrinus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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