Conasprella orbignyi

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Conasprella orbignyi
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella orbignyi(Audouin, J.-V., 1831)
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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. orbignyi
Binomial name
Conasprella orbignyi
(Audouin, 1831)
Synonyms [1]
  • Bathyconus orbignyi(Audouin, 1831)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) orbignyi(Audouin, 1831) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus orbignyi aratusKilburn, 1973
  • Conus orbignyi coriolisiRöckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995
  • Conus planicostatusG. B. Sowerby II, 1833

Conasprella orbignyi, common name Orbigny's (false) cone, 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 Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans; therefore, live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

There is one subspecies: Conus orbignyi elokismenosKilburn, 1975 (invalid synonym: Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973). [2] This subspecies is considered a species in the World Register of Marine Species as Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975. [3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 88 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific (Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion, Eastern India, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella orbignyi (Audouin, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835413 on 2015-03-15
  2. ↑ Kilburn, R. N., 1975. Substitute name for Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, nom preocc.. The Nautilus: A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology, 89 (2 ).
  3. ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574504 on 2011-07-19


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