Conasprella_ichinoseana

<i>Conasprella ichinoseana</i>

Conasprella ichinoseana

Species of gastropod


Conasprella ichinoseana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Conasprella ichinoseana, Scientific classification ...

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Japan, off Northwest Australia and Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia; in the South China Sea off Vietnam.


References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835380 on 2015-03-12
  2. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  3. Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Yeddoconus ichinoseana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris



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