Conasprella coromandelica
Conasprella coromandelicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Conasprella coromandelica | |
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Apertural view of shell of Conasprella coromandelica (E.A. Smith, 1894), measuring 35.4 mm in height, dredged at 250 ft. off Madras, in India. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. coromandelica |
Binomial name | |
Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith, 1894) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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This species was originally described as Conus coromandelicus E. A. Smith, 1894.[2]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
Conasprella coromandelicus is a demersal sea snail, found in the Indian Ocean: East Africa, Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka and Gulf of Oman. It is found in waters ranging from 70–400 meters in depth.[3]
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835980 on 2015-03-21
- World Register of Marine Species : Conus coromandelicus
- http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/record.php?ID=737ll&tabs=21100011&frms=1&res=&pglimit=C
- Melvill, J. Cosmo. "CONUS COROMANDELICUS, SMITH, ITS PROBABLE AFFINITIES, AND SYSTEMATIC POSITION IN THE FAMILY CONIDÆ." Journal of Molluscan Studies 6.3 (1904): 170–173.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
- Tucker J.K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2010) A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica 4(3): 31–34
- 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
- Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 6 (1904–1905), p. 170–172
- "Pseudoconorbis coromandelicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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