Conasprella tornata

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

Conasprella tornata
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella tornata (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1833)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. tornata
Binomial name
Conasprella tornata
G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) tornata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus tornatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 (original combination)
  • Globiconus tornatus (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833)

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

Normal length is between 15 and 40 mm. The body whorl is narrowly elongated conical in shape. The spire is elevated and scalariform, conical in profile. The protoconch is multispiral. Color pattern is variable but rather simple.[2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Islas Cedros, Baja California to mid-Gulf of California, Mexico. South to Peru.[2]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella tornata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836787 on 2015-06-22
  2. Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012). The Families Conilithidae and Conidae. The Cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: Poppe G.T. & Groh K. (eds): A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 112 pp., 88 pls.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Globiconus tornatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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