Conasprella elegans

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

Conasprella elegans
Conasprella elegans Sowerby, G.B. III, 1895
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Conasprella elegans
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus aculeiformis var. torensis Sturany, 1904
  • Conus elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895
  • Conus elegans elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895
  • Conus elegans ramalhoi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986
  • Fusiconus elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
  • Fusiconus elegans elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)

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.

Subspecies

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  • Conasprella elegans elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (synonym: Conus elegans elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
  • Conasprella elegans ramalhoi (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986) (synonym: Conus elegans ramalhoi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986)

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from Somalia to Pakistan; and off Western Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835364 on 2015-03-09
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Fusiconus elegans elegans". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.