Biology:Conasprella sauros

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Conasprella sauros
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. sauros
Binomial name
Conasprella sauros
(Garcia, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros (Garcia, 2006) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sauros Garcia, 2006 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus sauros (Garcia, 2006)

Conasprella sauros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Louisiana, United States to Campeche, Mexico

References

  1. García E.F. 2006. Conus sauros, a new Conus species (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Novapex 7(2-3): 71-76.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sauros (Garcia, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835323 on 2015-03-15
  3. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  4. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  5. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2206229 entry