Conasprella damasomonteiroi

Conasprella damasomonteiroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conasprella damasomonteiroi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. damasomonteiroi
Binomial name
Conasprella damasomonteiroi
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) damasomonteiroi (Petuch & Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Jaspidiconus damasomonteiroi Petuch & Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 24 mm. It has an orange and white patterned shell.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella damasomonteiroi (Petuch & Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=845461 on 2015-06-15
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