Conasprella eucoronata

Conasprella eucoronata
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella eucoronata (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. eucoronata
Binomial name
	Conasprella eucoronata; (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Synonyms
	Conasprella albobrunnea Bozzetti, 2017; Conasprella (Conasprella) eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus eucoronatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 (original combination);

Conasprella eucoronata 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 24 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, Rep. South Africa to Southern Yemen; off Southern India and Sri Lanka.

Countries in which the species can be found include India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, Yemen, Oman.^{[citation needed]}

Population trend

Currently the population trend of this species is currently stable.[1]

Gallery

Conasprella eucoronata (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903)
Conasprella eucoronata (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903)

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580169 on 2015-03-01

Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Bozzetti L. (2017). Conasprella albobrunnea ( Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Conidae) a new species from Central Indian Ocean. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 97: 50–51.
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
"Conasprella eucoronata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580169 on 2015-03-01

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