Conasprella emarginata

Conasprella emarginata
	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
Domain:	Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Kohniconus) emarginata (Reeve, 1844) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus arcuatus Gray, 1839 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus arcuatus Broderip & G.B. Sowerby I, 1829); Conus cinctus Valenciennes, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus cinctus Bosc, 1801); Conus emarginatus Reeve, 1844 (original combination); Kohniconus emarginatus (Reeve, 1844);

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

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

^ ^a ^b 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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[WoRMS-1] 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

[Eastern_Pacific_Conus-2] 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.

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