Conasprella ichinoseana

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Conasprella ichinoseana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]

Conasprella ichinoseana
Shell of Conasprella ichinoseana
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. ichinoseana
Binomial name
Conasprella ichinoseana
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella ichinoseana Kuroda, 1956
  • Asprella ichinoseana prioris Kuroda, 1956
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Endemoconus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Yeddoconus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Japan, off Northwest Australia and Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia; in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835380 on 2015-03-12
  2. ^ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758–1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  3. ^ Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition.
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Yeddoconus ichinoseana". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris