Conus striatus | |
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A shell of Conus striatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conus |
Species: | C. striatus
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Binomial name | |
Conus striatus | |
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Conus striatus, common name the striated cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[3]
These snails are predatory and venomous. While they are piscivorous (eat fishes), they are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.