Conasprella coromandelicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835980 on 2015-03-21 This species was first described by E. A. Smith in 1894. This species was originally described as Conus coromandelicus E. A. Smith, 1894.World Register of Marine Species : Conus coromandelicus
Description
The shell of Conasprella coromandelica is relatively small, with adult shells varying in size between 29 mm and 45 mm. Distribution Conasprella coromandelicus is a demersal sea snail, found in the Indian Ocean: East Africa, Bay of Bengal, Sri Lanka and Gulf of Oman. It is found in waters ranging from 70–400 meters in depth. This species inhabits demersal zones, typically at depths ranging from 70 to 400 meters.
References
Melvill, J. Cosmo. "Conus coromandelicus, Smith, Its Probable Affinities, and Systematic Position in the Family Conidae." Journal of Molluscan Studies 6.3 (1904): 170–173. Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp. Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. 4 September 2009 Edition Tucker J.K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2010) A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica 4(3): 31–34 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 Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London vol. 6 (1904–1905), p. 170–172
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