Conasprella coromandelica explained

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

This species was originally described as Conus coromandelicus E. A. Smith, 1894.^[2]

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 29 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

Conasprella coromandelicus is a demersal sea snail, found in the Indian Ocean: East Africa, Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka and Gulf of Oman. It is found in waters ranging from 70–400 meters in depth.^[3]

References

• Melvill, J. Cosmo. "CONUS COROMANDELICUS, SMITH, ITS PROBABLE AFFINITIES, AND SYSTEMATIC POSITION IN THE FAMILY CONIDÆ." Journal of Molluscan Studies 6.3 (1904): 170–173.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition
• Tucker J.K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2010) A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica 4(3): 31–34
• 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

External links

• Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 6 (1904–1905), p. 170–172
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835980 on 2015-03-21
2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426466 World Register of Marine Species : Conus coromandelicus
3. Web site: Conus coromandelicus Smith, 1894 - Record: CONUS BIODIVERSITY WEBSITE CATALOGUE.