Conasprella tirardi

Conasprella tirardi
Shell of Conasprella tirardi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. tirardi
Binomial name
Conasprella tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996)
Synonyms [2]
Conus (Rhizoconus) tirardiRöckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 Conus tirardiRöckel & Moolenbeek, 1996 Rhizoconus tirardi(Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996)

Conasprella tirardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[2]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia, the Tuamotus and the Pitcairn Islands.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2013). "Conus tirardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T192690A2141900. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192690A2141900.en . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
2. MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291291 on 2018-12-27

• 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
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp. page(s): 199

External links

• Gastropods.com: Conus (Rhizoconus) tirardi
• Röckel, D. and Moolenbeek, R. G. 1996. Conus tirardi, a new species from the Pacific Ocean (Gastropoda: Conidae). Vita Marina 44(1/2):47-51, pl. 1
• MNHN, Paris : holotype