Conasprella longurionis
| Conasprella longurionis | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, L.C., 1847) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. longurionis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, 1847) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conasprella longurionis is a species of predatory venomus 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
[edit]The shell of Conasprella longurionis is very elongate, narrow and subulate. The spire is high and sharply pointed, forming approximately one third of the total shell length. It consists of about fourteen to fifteen narrow, rounded whorls separated by a deep suture.[2]
The last whorl has an obtuse spiral angle and is covered with relatively coarse transverse grooves. Its base is very acute and distinctly recurved toward the dorsum.[2]
The shell colour is whitish to pale yellow, ornamented with transverse bands that may be distant or interrupted, and marked with irregular quadrangular spots of reddish or orange colour.[2]
The shell length reported by Kiener is approximately 36 millimetres (1.4 in).[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region, including waters off East Africa and from Taiwan to Sri Lanka.
Gallery
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Scientific illustration of the shell of Conus longurionis (now Conasprella longurionis) from Kiener (1847)
Additional shell apertural and abapertural views
Conus longurionis specimen from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center of the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie in Leiden.
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835411 on 2015-03-13
- 1 2 3 4 Kiener, Louis Charles (1844–1850). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Paris: Rousseau; J.-B. Baillière. pp. 308–309.
External links
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- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Fusiconus longurionis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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