Conasprella emarginata

Conasprella emerginata
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella emarginata (Reeve, 1844), with operculum, measuring 80.0 mm in height, collected in the Bay of Chiriqui, Panama.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. emerginata
Binomial name
Conasprella emerginata
((Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Kohniconus) emarginata (Reeve, 1844) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus arcuatus Gray, 1839 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus arcuatus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829)
  • Conus cinctus Valenciennes, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus cinctus Bosc, 1801)
  • Conus emarginatus Reeve, 1844 (original combination)
  • Kohniconus emarginatus (Reeve, 1844)

Conasprella emarginata 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 cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 34 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

Bahía Magdalena, Baja California Sur, through most of Golfo de California, Mexico. South to Peru. It has also been reported from Islas Galapagos.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella emarginata (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835894 on 2015-03-20
  2. Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012). The Families Conilithidae and Conidae. The Cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: Poppe G.T. & Groh K. (eds): A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 112 pp., 88 pls.


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