Conasprella_elokismenos

<i>Conasprella elokismenos</i>

Conasprella elokismenos

Species of gastropod

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

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Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these 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 an adult shell varies between 45 mm and 68 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific off Madagascar and KwaZuluNatal, South Africa; also in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. [1]
    Kilburn, R. N., 1975. Substitute name for Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, nom preocc.. The Nautilus: A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology, 89 (2 )
  2. [2]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella elokismenos (Kilburn, 1975). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835369 on 2015-03-10
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J., 1995. Manual of the living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific region. Hemmen: 517 pp
  • Röckel, D., Richard, G. & Moolenbeek, R., 1995. Deep-water Cones (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the New Caledonia region. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 167: 557–594
  • Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  • Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
  • Puillandre N., Meyer C.P., Bouchet P. & Olivera B.M. (2011) Genetic divergence and geographic variation in the deep-water Conus orbignyi complex (Mollusca: Conoidea). Zoologica Scripta 40(4): 350–363.
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Bathyconus orbignyi elokismenos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  • Holotype in the MNHN, Paris
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