Conasprella puncticulata

Conasprella puncticulata
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguière, J.G., 1792
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. puncticulata
Binomial name
Conasprella puncticulata
(Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) puncticulata (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus echinulatus Kiener, 1848
  • Conus mauritianus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
  • Conus papillosus Kiener, 1845
  • Conus puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (original combination)
  • Conus puncticulatus var. cardonensis Vink, 1990
  • Conus pustulatus Kiener, 1845 (nomen dubium)
  • Conus pygmaeus Reeve, 1844
  • Conus scaber Link, 1807
  • Cucullus millepunctatus Röding, 1798
  • Cucullus minutus Röding, 1798
  • Perplexiconus puncticulatus (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)

Conasprella puncticulata 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 family Conidae, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Subspecies

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 32 mm.[2]

The shell is rather broad-shouldered and somewhat swollen above, slightly contracted and grooved towards the base. Its color is whitish, encircled by numerous lines of close, small chestnut spots, and often clouded longitudinally with light violaceous or chestnut, forming three obscure bands. The aperture is white or violaceous.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Conus puncticulatus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences (described as Conus puncticulatus)
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