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Conasprella ximenes

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Conasprella ximenes
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)
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. ximenes
Binomial name
Conasprella ximenes
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) ximenes (Gray, 1839) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus interruptus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus interruptus W. Wood, 1828)
  • Conus ximenes Gray, 1839 (original combination)
  • Hermes triggi Cotton, 1945
  • Ximeniconus ximenes (Gray, 1839)
Abapertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)

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

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

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The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru; and off the Galápagos Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836189 on 2015-03-22
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Ximeniconus ximenes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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