Conasprella mcgintyi

Conasprella mcgintyi
Shell of Conasprella mcgintyi (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. mcgintyi
Binomial name
Conasprella mcgintyi
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus coletteae (Petuch, 2013)
  • Conus mcgintyi Pilsbry, 1955 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus coletteae Petuch, 2013
  • Dalliconus mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955)

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

  1. ^ Pilsbry H. A. (1955). "Another Floridan Conus". The Nautilus 69(2): 47-48, plate 3, figure 10-11.
  2. ^ a b 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
  3. ^ a b c 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.
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