Conasprella ximenes

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

Conasprella ximenes
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. ximenes
Binomial name
Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) ximenes (Gray, 1839) · accepted, alternate representation Conus interruptus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus interruptus W. Wood, 1828) Conus ximenes Gray, 1839 (original combination) Hermes triggi Cotton, 1945 Ximeniconus ximenes (Gray, 1839)

Abapertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 61 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru; and off the Galápagos Islands

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836189 on 2015-03-22

• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Ximeniconus ximenes". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

Gallery

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  Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)
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  Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)
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  Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)