Conasprella jaspidea pealii

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Conasprella jaspidea pealii
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella jaspidea pealii(Green, 1830)
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Conoidea
Family:
Conidae
Genus:
Conasprella
Species:
C. jaspidea
Binomial name
Conasprella jaspidea
(Green, 1830)
Trinomial name
Conasprella jaspidea pealii
(Green, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Conus branhamaeClench, 1953
  • Conus jaspideus branhamaeClench, 1953
  • Conus jaspideus pealiiGreen, 1830
  • Conus nodiferusKiener, 1847
  • Conus pealiiGreen, 1830(original combination, original rank)
  • Conus pseudojaspideusNowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus sticticusA. Adams, 1855
  • Conus sulcatusMühlfeld, 1816 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus sulcatusHwass, 1792)
  • Conus verrucosusHwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Jaspidiconus branhamae(Clench, 1953)
  • Jaspidiconus jaspideus pealii(Green, 1830) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Jaspidiconus pealii(Green, 1830)
  • Profundiconus nodiferusKiener, L.C., 1845

Conasprella jaspidea pealii is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

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

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

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References

  1. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella jaspidea pealii (Green, 1830). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836690 on 2015-07-31
  2. ↑ Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011)


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