Conasprella pagoda

Conasprella pagoda
	Apertural view of a shell of Conasprella pagoda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. pagoda
Binomial name
	Conasprella pagoda; (Kiener, 1845)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Conasprella) pagoda ("Chenu, J.C." Kiener, L.C., 1845) accepted, alternate representation; Conus cancellatus Hirase, S., 1934; Conus pagodus Kiener, 1847 (original combination);

Conasprella pagoda, common name the pagoda cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

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 size of an adult shell varies between 26 mm and 50 mm. The shell is pear-shaped, broad and angulated at the shoulder, contracted towards the base. The body whorl is closely sulcate throughout, with the sulci striate. The intervening ridges are rounded. The spire is carinate, concavely elevated, with an acute and striate apex. The color of the shell is whitish, obscurely doubly banded with clouds of light chestnut, and the spire maculated with the same.^[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and New Caledonia.

References

^ Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pagoda (Kiener, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580164 on 2015-03-01
^ George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 74-75; 1884

Kiener L.C. 1844-1850. Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 2. Famille des Enroulées. Genre Cone (Conus, Lam.), pp. 1-379, pl. 1-111 [pp. 1-48 (1846); 49-160 (1847); 161-192 (1848); 193-240 (1849); 241-[379](assumed to be 1850); plates 4,6 (1844); 2-3, 5, 7-32, 34-36, 38, 40-50 (1845); 33, 37, 39, 51-52, 54-56, 57-68, 74-77 (1846); 1, 69-73, 78-103 (1847); 104-106 (1848); 107 (1849); 108-111 (1850)]. Paris, Rousseau & J.B. Baillière
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
Tenorio M.J., Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2007) New Indo-Pacific Conidae with taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on Conus recluzianus. Visaya 2(2): 78-90
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
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

Gallery

Conasprella pagoda Kiener, L.C., 1845
Conasprella pagoda Kiener, L.C., 1845

External links

[1] Kiener, L. C., 1845. Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes, 2.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pagoda (Kiener, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580164 on 2015-03-01

[3] George Washington Tryon, Manual of Conchology vol. VI, p. 74-75; 1884

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