Conasprella lusca

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Conasprella lusca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:C. lusca
Binomial name
Conasprella lusca
(Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
Synonyms [1]

Jaspidiconus luscaPetuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017 (original combination)

Conasprella lusca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones. [1]

Sea snail common name for snails that normally live in saltwater

Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.

Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".

Conidae family of molluscs

Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails," is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Turks and Caicos Islands British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and northern West Indies. They are known primarily for tourism and as an offshore financial centre. The resident population is 31,458 as of 2012 of whom 23,769 live on Providenciales in the Caicos Islands. It is the third largest of the British overseas territories by population.

Related Research Articles

<i>Conasprella</i> genus of molluscs

Conasprella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. This genus was formerly treated by some experts as a member of the family Conilithidae and as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.

<i>Ximeniconus</i> subgenus of molluscs

Ximeniconus is subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conasprella, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Conasprella berschaueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conus devorsinei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella booti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella chaac is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella chinchorroensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella ixchel is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella kellyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella tayrona is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella carvalhoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella ferreirai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella lindapowersae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella janapatriceae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella josei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Conasprella vantwoudti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

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

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

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

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

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella lusca (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1025989 on 2018-03-26


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