Conasprella memiae

Species of gastropod

Conasprella memiae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. memiae
Binomial name
Conasprella memiae
(Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprella memiae Habe & Kosuge, 1970
  • Conasprella (Conasprella) memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus adonis Shikama, 1971
  • Conus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
  • Duodenticonus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
  • Yeddoconus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)

Conasprella memiae, common name Memi's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 the shell varies between 11 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Indonesia and the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. ^ Duda, T. (2013). "Conus memiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192299A2068747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192299A2068747.en. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834374 on 2015-03-02
  • Habe, T. and Kosuge, S. 1970c. Descriptions of two new species of cone shell from the Philippines and Taiwan. Venus 29(3):81–83, pl. 5.
  • 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

Below are several color forms:

  • Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
    Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
  • Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
    Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conus memiae.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Yeddoconus memiae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris
Taxon identifiers
Conus memiae
Asprella memiae


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