Conasprella centurio

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Conasprella centurio
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella centurio(Born, I. von, 1778)
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. centurio
Binomial name
Conasprella centurio
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conasprella (Kohniconus) centurio(Born, 1778) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791
  • Conus centurioBorn, 1778 (original combination)
  • Conus centurio f. caribaensisNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus centurio f. cruzensisNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus centurio var. antillensisSander, 1982
  • Conus tribunusGmelin, 1791
  • Conus woolseyiM. Smith, 1946
  • Kohniconus centurio(Born, 1778)

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

Contents

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.

Distribution

Locus typicus:(designated by Clench) - Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo,
(Dominican Republic).

A Western Atlantic species known from the continental shelf of Guyana
and Northern South America and from Monos Isl. Trinidad,
also from St.Vincent and Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 85.5 mm. [2]

Conus centurio Born, I. von, 1778 Conus centurio 3.jpg
Conus centurioBorn, I. von, 1778

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. [2] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella centurio (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835892 on 2015-03-19
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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