Conasprella lucida
Conasprella lucida | |
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Apertural view of shell of Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828). | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. lucida |
Binomial name | |
Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Conasprella lucida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 54 mm.
Distribution
This is an Eastern Pacific species, occurring off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lucida. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836697 on 2015-10-23
Gallery
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Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828)
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Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828)
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