Conasprella pacei

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

Conasprella pacei
Shell of Conasprella pacei (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
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. pacei
Binomial name
Conasprella pacei
(Petuch, 1987)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) pacei (Petuch, 1987) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus pacei Petuch, 1987 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus pacei (Petuch, 1987)

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

Original description: "Shell thin, fragile, delicate, elongated in shape; spire high, protracted; shoulder sharp-angled, smooth; protoconch large, 2 whorls; aperture narrow; body whorl ornamented with numerous incised spiral sulci, giving shell silky appearance; spire whorls ornamented with 3-4 thin, spiral threads; shell color pure white; interior of aperture white; periostracum thin, yellow, translucent."[2]

The maximum recorded shell length is 20 mm.[3]

Distribution

Locus typicus: "Southern coast of Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas."[4]

This marine species occurs in deep water off the Bahamas.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 250 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 250 m.[3]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pacei (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835317 on 2015-03-15
  2. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 55. Publ: CERF
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  4. Petuch, E.J. 1987-New Caribbean Molluscan Faunas, page 55. Publ: CERF


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