Conasprella memiae
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970) | |
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Scientific classification ![]() |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: |
C. memiae
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
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Conasprella memiae, common name Memi's cone, 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 11 mm and 33 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan, Indonesia and the Fiji Islands.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834374 on 2015-03-02
- Habe, T. and Kosuge, S. 1970c. Descriptions of two new species of cone shell from the Philippines and Taiwan. Venus 29(3):81-83, pl. 5.
- 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
Gallery
Below are several color forms:
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Conus memiae 3.jpg
Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
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Conus memiae 4.jpg
Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
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