Conasprella delessertii, common name Sozon's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella delessertii Récluz, C., 1843 | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. delessertii
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella delessertii (Récluz, 1843)
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This species couldn't be placed in any subgenus of Conasprella and is therefore designated as incertae sedis.
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. It was named after Benjamin Delessert (1773–1847), a French banker and naturalist.
Description
editHabitat
editMinimum recorded depth is 15 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 198 m.[2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico.
This species is also found in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the East coast of Florida and on shipwrecks in North Carolina.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella delessertii (Récluz, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835976 on 2015-03-20
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Bartsch, P. (1939). Smithson. Misc. Collns. 98 (10): 1, plate 1, figure 1–3.
- Tucker, J. K. & Tenorio, M. J. (2013) Illustrated Catalog of the Living Cone Shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
- 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.
External links
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- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Kohniconus delessertii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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