Conasprella kantangana

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

Conasprella kantangana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. kantangana
Binomial name
Conasprella kantangana
(da Motta, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) longurionis kantanganus (var.) (da Motta, 1982)
  • Fusiconus (Fusiconus) kantanganus (da Motta, 1982)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 29 mm and 27.4 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean and off Western Thailand.

References
  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella kantangana (da Motta, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289850 on 2018-12-27


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