Conasprella howelli

Species of gastropod

Conasprella howelli
Shell of Conasprella howelli (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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. howelli
Binomial name
Conasprella howelli
(Iredale, 1929)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Endemoconus) howelli (Iredale, 1929) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus howelli Iredale, 1929 (original combination)
  • Endemoconus howelli (Iredale, 1929)

Conasprella howelli 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 cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging", therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 and 49 mm (0.71 and 1.93 in).

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand, New Caledonia and New South Wales, Australia at depths between 50 m and 290 m.

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella howelli (Iredale, 1929). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835333 on 2015-03-12
  • Iredale, T. 1929. Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 17(4): 157–189, pls 38–41
  • Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv
  • Garrard, T.A. 1961. Mollusca collected by M. V. "Challenger" off the east coast of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5: 3–38
  • Wilson, B. 1994. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.
  • Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp.
  • 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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella howelli.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Conus howelli". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  • Seashells of New South Wales: Conus howelli
Taxon identifiers
Conus howelli


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