Conasprella mindana

Conasprella mindana

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. mindana
Binomial name
*Conasprella mindana* (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) · accepted, alternate representation Conus agassizii Dall, 1886 Conus bermudensis lymani Clench, 1942 Conus cretaceus Kiener, 1845 Conus elventinus Duclos, 1833 Conus karinae Nowell-Usticke, 1968 Conus mackintoshi (Petuch, 2013) Conus mindanus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (original combination) Conus rosaceus G. B. Sowerby II, 1834 Jaspidiconus mackintoshi Petuch, 2013 Jaspidiconus mindanus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conasprella mindana 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 mindanus bermudensis Clench, W.J., 1962
Conasprella mindana mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Costa Rica; in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Brazil and Bermuda

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 50 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 210 m.^[2]

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836701 on 2015-06-18
1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.

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

Gallery

Below are several color forms and one subspecies:

Conasprella mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792)
Conasprella mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792)
Conasprella mindana bermudensis Clench, W.J., 1962

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