Conasprella comatosa

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Conasprella comatosa
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Shell of Conasprella comatosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. comatosa
Binomial name
Conasprella comatosa
(Pilsbry, 1904) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Bathyconus comatosus(Pilsbry, 1904)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) comatosa(Pilsbry, 1904) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus comatosaPilsbry, 1904 (original combination)
  • Conus dormitorPilsbry, H.A. 1904
  • Conus elegansSchepman, 1913 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus elegansG.B. Sowerby III, 1895; Conus schepmani is a replacement name)
  • Conus schepmaniFulton, 1936

Conasprella comatosa, common name comatose cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

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 20 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the Philippines, Northwest Australia, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.

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References

  1. ↑ Pilsbry, H. A., 1904. New Japanese marine Mollusca: Gastropoda. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 56
  2. 1 2 Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 July 2011.

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