Conasprella torensis
| Conasprella torensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. torensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella torensis (Sturany, 1903)
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Conasprella torensis is a rare species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell reaches up to 31 mm. [2] They sport a hard outer shell that can vary in color and pattern with a screw like appearance that is on top of a conical main section.[3]
Distribution
This species main habitat is located in and around the Red Sea and Suez Canal.[2]
References
- ^ a b MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella torensis (Sturany, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289871 on 2018-12-27
- ^ a b c "Conasprella torensis - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio". animalia.bio. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ "Conasprella torensis". Allspira. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- Sturany, R. "Gastropoden des Rothen Meeres. Expeditionen SM Schiff" Pola" iiKias Rothe Meer 1895/96 und 1897/98." ZooL Ergeb. Wien (1903): 1-75
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