Conasprella sauros

Conasprella sauros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

Conasprella sauros
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. sauros
Binomial name
Conasprella sauros
(Garcia, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros (Garcia, 2006) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sauros Garcia, 2006 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus sauros (Garcia, 2006)

Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Louisiana, USA to Campeche, Mexico

References
  1. García E.F. 2006. Conus sauros, a new Conus species (Gastropoda: Conidae) from the Gulf of Mexico. Novapex 7(2-3): 71-76.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sauros (Garcia, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835323 on 2015-03-15
  3. Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002-2006. Census of Marine Life.
  4. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
  5. Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Dalliconus sauros". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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