Conasprella torensis

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Conasprella torensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. torensis
Binomial name
Conasprella torensis
(Sturany, 1903)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus aculeiformis f. torensisSturany, 1903
  • Fusiconus (Fusiconus) torensis(Sturany, 1903)

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

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Description

The length of the shell reaches up to 31 mm. [2] They sport a hard outer shell that can vary in color and pattern with a screw like appearance that is on top of a conical main section. [3]

Distribution

This species main habitat is located in and around the Red Sea and Suez Canal. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella torensis (Sturany, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289871 on 2018-12-27
  2. 1 2 3 "Conasprella torensis - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio". animalia.bio. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. ↑ "Conasprella torensis". Allspira. Retrieved 2025-09-29.


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