Conasprella mcgintyi

Conasprella mcgintyi
	Shell of Conasprella mcgintyi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. mcgintyi
Binomial name
	Conasprella mcgintyi; Pilsbry, 1955
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Dalliconus) mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus coletteae (Petuch, 2013); Conus mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1955 (original combination); Dalliconus coletteae Petuch, 2013; Dalliconus mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955);

Conasprella mcgintyi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[2]

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.

Distribution

This is a western Atlantic species, which occurs from Florida to Brazil, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico.

Description

Conasprella mcgintyi has elongate, many-whorled shell with a high conical spire. The external coloration is white with orange markings.

The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 219 m.^[3]

References

^ Pilsbry H. A. (1955). "Another Floridan Conus". The Nautilus 69(2): 47-48, plate 3, figure 10-11.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835304 on 2015-03-15
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.

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

Conus mcgintyi - Information. Note that the species name of this cone is incorrectly spelled on that site.
Malacolog Version 4.1.0 : A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
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Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Dalliconus mcgintyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

[1] Pilsbry H. A. (1955). "Another Floridan Conus". The Nautilus 69(2): 47-48, plate 3, figure 10-11.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835304 on 2015-03-15

[Welch_2010-3] 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.

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