Conasprella baccata

Conasprella baccata
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella baccata Sowerby, G.B. III, 1876
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. baccata
Binomial name
	Conasprella baccata; (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Ximeniconus) baccata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus baccatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1877; Globiconus baccatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877) · accepted, alternate representation; Perplexiconus baccatus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877);

Conasprella baccata 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 normal length of this marine species is between 15 and 25 mm. The body whorl is conical in shape. The spire is low, concave in profil. Sutural ramps are flat in cross section. The protoconch is relatively swollen and brown colored.^[2]

Distribution

Pacific Panama. Type locality not stated but designaterd as off Isla Parida, Golfo de Chiriqui, Panama.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella baccata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836464 on 2015-06-14
^ ^a ^b Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012). The Families Conilithidae and Conidae. The Cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: Poppe G.T. & Groh K. (eds): A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 112 pp., 88 pls.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella baccata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836464 on 2015-06-14

[Eastern_Pacific_Conus-2] Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012). The Families Conilithidae and Conidae. The Cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: Poppe G.T. & Groh K. (eds): A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 112 pp., 88 pls.

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