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Striated cone
Conus striatus
Valid name (WoRMS, AphiaID 215466, checked 2026-10-31).
- English
- Striated cone
- Scientific
- Conus striatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Cone snails
- Family
- Conidae (cone snails)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 12.9 cm (shell length)
- Depth and habitat
- Sea floor (benthic), recorded from 1 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2011
Description
The striated cone has a large, thin shell with a wide opening, covered in fine dark lines over pink, white and brown blotches. It hunts fish at night with venom, and its sting is dangerous to people. It should never be handled.
In the Maldives
Recorded from the Maldives: museum specimens (n=5); iNaturalist research-grade observations in the Maldives (n=5, 3 observers); SeaLifeBase Maldives checklist.
Sources
- sealifebase.se /summary/Conus-striatus.html
- marinespecies.org /aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215466
- inaturalist.org /taxa/368609
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pionoconus_striatus_01.JPG
Dhivehi name source: No species-level Dhivehi name found in Dhivehi Wikipedia, SeaLifeBase (country: Maldives) or MRS/MMRI invertebrate publications.