Biology:Conasprella pacei
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| Shell of Conasprella pacei (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. pacei
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella pacei (Petuch, 1987)
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Conasprella pacei 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
Original description: "Shell thin, fragile, delicate, elongated in shape; spire high, protracted; shoulder sharp-angled, smooth; protoconch large, 2 whorls; aperture narrow; body whorl ornamented with numerous incised spiral sulci,
giving shell silky appearance; spire whorls ornamented with 3-4 thin, spiral threads; shell color pure white; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin, yellow, translucent."[2]
The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]
Distribution
Locus typicus: "Southern coast of Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas."[4]
This marine species occurs in deep water off the Bahamas.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 250 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pacei (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835317 on 2015-03-15
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 55. Publ: CERF
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- ↑ Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 55. Publ: CERF
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
- 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
- "Dalliconus pacei" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_24516.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q1609411 entry
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