Conasprella sauros

Conasprella sauros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. sauros
Binomial name
Conasprella sauros
(Garcia, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros (Garcia, 2006) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sauros Garcia, 2006 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus sauros (Garcia, 2006)

Conasprella sauros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Louisiana, USA to Campeche, Mexico

References

  1. ↑ García E.F. 2006. Conus sauros, a new Conus species (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Novapex 7(2-3): 71-76.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sauros (Garcia, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835323 on 2015-03-15
  3. ↑ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  4. ↑ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  5. ↑ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

External identifiers for Conasprella sauros
Encyclopedia of Life 7163148
WoRMS 835323


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