Conasprella emarginata
Conasprella emarginata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| 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 |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. emerginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella emerginata (Reeve, 1844) | |
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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]
Conasprella emarginata (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
Conasprella emarginata (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
References
- 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
- 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.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Kohniconus emarginatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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