Conasprella levenensis
Conasprella levenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conasprella levenensis | |
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| Shell of Conasprella levenensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. levenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella levenensis (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fusiconus levenensis Monnier & Tenorio, 2017 (original combination) | |
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella levenensis (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039722 on 2018-03-26
- Monnier E. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). New cones from North-West Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae) / Nouveaux cones du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 32-40. page(s): 35 [English text], 40 [French text], pl. 2 figs 4-5
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