Conasprella gordyi
| Conasprella gordyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. gordyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella gordyi (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conasprella gordyi 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 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 16 mm and 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes.
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella gordyi (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580171 on 2015-03-01
- Röckel, D. and Bondarev, I. 2000. Conus gordyi, a new species form Saya de Malha Bank, western Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia 31(293):41-43, 10 figs.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
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