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Conasprella lucida

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Conasprella lucida
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828).
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. lucida
Binomial name
Conasprella lucida
(W. Wood, 1828)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) lucida (W. Wood, 1828) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus lucidus W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)
  • Conus reticulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
  • Perplexiconus lucidus (W. Wood, 1828)

Conasprella lucida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 54 mm.

Distribution

The species is found in the Eastern Pacific, occurring off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lucida. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836697 on 2015-10-23
  • Conus lucidus - pictures
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
  • "Perplexiconus lucidus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.