Conasprella tirardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Shell of Conasprella tirardi (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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. tirardi
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| Conasprella tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996)
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 17 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off New Caledonia, the Tuamotus and the Pitcairn Islands.
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2013). "Conus tirardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192690A2141900. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192690A2141900.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella tirardi (Röckel & Moolenbeek, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291291 on 2018-12-27
- Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
- Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp. page(s): 199
External links
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- Gastropods.com: Conus (Rhizoconus) tirardi
- Röckel, D. and Moolenbeek, R. G. 1996. Conus tirardi, a new species from the Pacific Ocean (Gastropoda: Conidae). Vita Marina 44(1/2):47-51, pl. 1
- MNHN, Paris : holotype
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