Conasprella pusio

Conasprella pusio
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella pusio Hwass in Bruguiere., 1792
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. pusio
Binomial name
	Conasprella pusio; Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Ximeniconus) pusio (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus boubeeae G. B. Sowerby III, 1903; Conus duvali Bernardi, 1862; Conus minutus Reeve, 1844 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus minutus Schröter, 1803); Conus pusillus Lamarck, 1810; Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 (original combination); Jaspidiconus pusio (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792); Kermasprella pusillus "Chemnitz, J.H." Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810; Leptoconus duvali Bernardi, M., 1862;

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Dominican Republic; in the Caribbean off Guadeloupe; Martinique; off Brazil; in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24.5 mm.^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 23 m.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
^ ^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.

Bernardi, A. B., 1862. Description d'un cône nouveau. Journal de Conchyliologie 10: 404–405
Fischer-Piette, E., 1950. Listes des types décrits dans le Journal de Conchyliologie et conservés dans la collection de ce journal. Journal de Conchyliologie 90: 8–23
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
"Jaspidiconus pusio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Syntype at MNHN, Paris

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[WoRMS-1] Conus pusio Hwass in Bruguière, 1792. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.

[Welch_2010-2] 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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