Conasprella armiger

Conasprella armiger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conasprella armiger
Shell and protoconch of Conasprella armiger (holotype of the synonym Conus clarki at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. armiger
Binomial name
Conasprella armiger (Crosse, 1858)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Dalliconus) armiger (Crosse, 1858) · accepted, alternate representation Conus armiger Crosse, 1858 (original combination) Conus clarki Rehder & Abbott, 1951 Conus crenulatus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus crenulatus Deshayes, 1835; Conus armiger is a replacement name) Conus frisbeyae Clench & Pulley, 1952 Dalliconus armiger (Crosse, 1858)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 227 m.[2]

References

1. Conus armiger Crosse, 1858. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
2. 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.

• Rehder, H. A. & Abbott, R. T. 1951. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 41 (1): 22, figure 1–6.
• Clench, W. J. and Pulley, T. E. 1952. Notes on some marine shells from the Gulf of Mexico with a description of a new species of Conus. Texas Journal of Science 1:59-58, 1 pl.
• 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

• Crosse H. (1858). Observations sur le genre Cone et description de trois espèces nouvelles, avec un catalogue alphabétique des Cônes actuellement connus. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie. ser. 2, 10: 113–127, pl. 2 [March 1858], 150–157 [April 1858], 199–209
• Kiener, L.C. (1844–1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1–379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1–48 (1846); 49–160 (1847); 161–192 (1848); 193–240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2–3, 5, 7–32, 34–36, 38, 40–50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51–52, 54–56, 57–68, 74–77 (1846); 1, 69–73, 78–103 (1847); 104–106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108–111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Dalliconus armiger armiger". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2012.