Conasprella lucida
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| Apertural view of shell of Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828)
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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.
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Distribution
The species is found in the Eastern Pacific, occurring off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.
References
- ^ 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
Gallery
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Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828) -
Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella lucida.
- Conus lucidus - pictures
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- "Perplexiconus lucidus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.