Conasprella hopwoodi

Conasprella hopwoodi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella hopwoodi(Tomlin, J.R. le B., 1936)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. hopwoodi
Binomial name
Conasprella hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937)
Synonyms [1]
Conasprella (Fusiconus) hopwoodi(Tomlin, 1937) · accepted, alternate representation Conus gracilisG. B. Sowerby III, 1875 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus gracilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823; Conus hopwoodi is a replacement name) Conus hopwoodiTomlin, 1937 (original combination) Fusiconus hopwoodi(Tomlin, 1937)

Conasprella hopwoodi 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

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Melanesia, Vanuatu, the South China Sea and off Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and off Queensland, Australia

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835378 on 2015-03-12

• Sowerby, G.B.(3rd) 1875. Descriptions of ten new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 125–129
• Tomlin, J.R. le B. 1936. Conus gracilis G.B. Sowerby III. Journal of Conchology 20(8): 254
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Fusiconus hopwoodi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Specimen at MNHN, Paris