Conasprella mcgintyi
Conasprella mcgintyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. mcgintyi |
Binomial name | |
Conasprella mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1955[1] | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Conasprella mcgintyi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[2]
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.
Distribution
This is a western Atlantic species, which occurs from Florida to Brazil, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Conasprella mcgintyi has elongate, many-whorled shell with a high conical spire. The external coloration is white with orange markings.
The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 219 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Pilsbry H. A. (1955). "Another Floridan Conus". The Nautilus 69(2): 47-48, plate 3, figure 10-11.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835304 on 2015-03-15
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
External links
- Conus mcgintyi - Information. Note that the species name of this cone is incorrectly spelled on that site.
- Malacolog Version 4.1.0 : A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
- photo
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Dalliconus mcgintyi
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