Conasprella berschaueri
| Conasprella berschaueri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. berschaueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) | |
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Conasprella berschaueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
This species was named after David Berschauer, editor of the malacological journal The Festivus.
Description
The size of the shell attains 16 mm. Its appearance is described as pink or pinkish-orange.[2] Prefers quiet water and clean carbonate sand near coral reefs or coral rubble. [2]
Distribution
This species can be found in the Caribbean Sea off St. Maarten, West Indies. It is endemic to Sint Maarten and is listed in the appendix of protected species. [3]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836466 on 2015-06-14
- 1 2 Petuch, Edward J (November 2015). "Additions to the Cone Shell Faunas of Australia and Aruba (Conidae, Conilithidae)" (PDF). The Festivus. 47 (4): 219–228. doi:10.54173/F474219.
- ↑ "Nature Policy Plan" (PDF).
- Petuch E.J. & Myers R.F. (2014) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the Bahamas, eastern Caribbean, and Brazil. Xenophora Taxonomy 3: 26-46.
- Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23
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