Conasprella tiki

Conasprella tiki
Shell of Conasprella tiki (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. tiki
Binomial name
Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms [1]
Bathyconus tiki(Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) Conasprella (Fusiconus) tiki(Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation Conus tiki(Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) (original combination)

Conasprella tiki 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 14 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas and the Tuamotus.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580174 on 2015-03-16

• Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19–34.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 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
• Rabiller M. & Richard G., 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26–49

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Conasprella tiki". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris