Conasprella orbignyi

Conasprella orbignyi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella orbignyi (Audouin, J.-V., 1831)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. orbignyi
Binomial name
Conasprella orbignyi
(Audouin, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathyconus orbignyi (Audouin, 1831)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) orbignyi (Audouin, 1831) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973
  • Conus orbignyi coriolisi Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995
  • Conus planicostatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833

Conasprella orbignyi, common name Orbigny's (false) cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

There is one subspecies : Conus orbignyi elokismenos Kilburn, 1975 (invalid synonym : Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973 ). [2]This subspecies is considered a species in the World Register of Marine Species as Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975 [3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 88 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific (Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion, Eastern India, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Taiwan) and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella orbignyi (Audouin, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835413 on 2015-03-15
  2. Kilburn, R. N., 1975. Substitute name for Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, nom preocc.. The Nautilus: A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology, 89 (2 ).
  3. Bouchet, P. (2011). Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574504 on 2011-07-19
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