Conasprella articulata

Conasprella articulata
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella articulata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1873)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. articulata
Binomial name
Conasprella articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Conasprella) articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) · accepted, alternate representation Conus articulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 (original combination) Conus lombei G. B. Sowerby III, 1881 Conus semisulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 Conus tosaensis Shikama, 1970 Conus (Pionoconus) tosaensis Shikama, T. 1970 Endemoconus nadaensis Azuma & Toki, 1970 Parviconus nadaensis Azuma, M. & Toki, R. 1970

Conasprella articulata, common name the Nada 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 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 the shell varies between 15 mm and 29 mm. The shell is chestnut-colored, with revolving lines articulated with chocolate and white, a central white band and another below the angle of the spire.[2]

var. lombei, juvenile

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and off the Mascarene Basin; also off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, New Caledonia and off Queensland, Australia.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella articulata. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580166 on 2015-03-01
2. 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 articulatus)

• Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1873. Descriptions of five new Cones. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 145–146, pl. 15, figs. 1–5
• Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1881. Description of eight new species of shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 635–639
• Azuma, M. & Toki, R. 1970. Description of a new cone shell from Kii Peninsula, Honshu. Venus 29(3): 77–80
• Shikama, T. 1970. On some noteworthy marine Gastropoda from southwestern Japan (II). Science Reports of the Yokohama National University 16: 19–27, 1 pl.
• Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Conasprella articulata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.