Conasprella coriolisi

Conasprella coriolisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. coriolisi
Binomial name
Conasprella coriolisi
(Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathyconus coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coriolisi Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995
  • Conus orbignyi coriolisi Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995 (basionym)

Conasprella coriolisi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 40 mm and 53 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and in the Coral Sea at depths between 150 m and 550 m.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835406 on 2015-03-09
  2. Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P. & Olivera B.M. (2011) Genetic divergence and geographic variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zoologica Scripta 40(4): 350-363.
External identifiers for Conasprella coriolisi
WoRMS 835406


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/10/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.