Conasprella elegans
| Conasprella elegans | |
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| Conasprella elegans Sowerby, G.B. III, 1895 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) | |
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Conasprella elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Subspecies
- Conasprella elegans elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (synoym: Conus elegans elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
- Conasprella elegans ramalhoi (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986) (synonym: Conus elegans ramalhoi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986)
Description
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Somalia to Pakistan; and off Western Australia.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835364 on 2015-03-09
- Sowerby, G. B., III. 1895. Descriptions of nine new species of shells. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(5):214-217, pl. 13.
- 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
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Fusiconus elegans elegans
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