Conasprella bajanensis

Conasprella bajanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conasprella bajanensis
Shell of Conasprella bajanensis (specimen in 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. bajanensis
Binomial name
Conasprella bajanensis
(Nowell-Usticke, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973)
  • Conasprella guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973)
  • Conus bajanensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968 (original combination)
  • Conus pseudoaustini Nowell-Usticke, 1968
  • Conus guyanensis Van Mol, 1973 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968)
  • Dalliconus guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973)

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

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Despite its name associating this (obviously-continental-shelf) Cone shell with Barbados, it is highly likely the type material for this species was acquired from shrimpers at one time based in Barbados, but who used to trawl for shrimp off Guyana, some 300 miles South of Barbados.

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine, continental-shelf species occurs off Tobago;
also off French Guiana.
Despite many deepwater dredgings over time, off West coast Barbados,
by John Lewis(1960s), by Finn Sander(1970s) and by David Hunt(1980s)
this species is yet to be brought to light from 'Bajan' waters.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835308 on 2015-06-14
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Dalliconus armiger bajanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.