Conasprella sauros
| Conasprella sauros | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. sauros
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella sauros (Garcia, 2006)[1]
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Conasprella sauros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]
Description
The size of the shell attains 30 mm, with a depth range of 48 to 140 m. Bearing some similarities to the Conasprella kitteredgei, but their coloration patterns have subtle differences.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Louisiana, United States to Campeche, Mexico.
References
- ^ García E.F. 2006. Conus sauros, a new Conus species (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Novapex 7(2-3): 71-76.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sauros (Garcia, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835323 on 2015-03-15
- ^ Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
- ^ Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
- ^ Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
External links
- Encyclopedia of Life
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Dalliconus sauros". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.