Conasprella centurio

Conasprella centurio
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella centurio (Born, I. von, 1778)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. centurio
Binomial name
	Conasprella centurio; (Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
	Conasprella (Kohniconus) centurio (Born, 1778) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791; Conus centurio Born, 1778 (original combination); Conus centurio f. caribaensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968; Conus centurio f. cruzensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968; Conus centurio var. antillensis Sander, 1982; Conus tribunus Gmelin, 1791; Conus woolseyi M. Smith, 1946; Kohniconus centurio (Born, 1778);

Conasprella centurio 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, thesecone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Distribution

A Western Atlantic species known from the continental shelf of Guyana and Northern South America and from Monos Isl. Trinidad, St.Vincent and Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 85.5 mm.^[2]

Conus centurio Born, I. von, 1778

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.^[2]

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella centurio (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835892 on 2015-03-19
1 2 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.

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing
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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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella centurio (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835892 on 2015-03-19

[Welch_2010-2] 1 2 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.