Conasprella gordyi

Species of gastropod

Conasprella gordyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. gordyi
Binomial name
*Conasprella gordyi* (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprella (Conasprella) gordyi (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000) . accepted, alternate representation Conus gordyi Röckel & Bondarev, 2000 (original combination) Kioconus gordyi Röckel, D. & I. Bondarev, 2000, "1999"

Conasprella gordyi 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, these snails 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 16 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella gordyi (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580171 on 2015-03-01

Röckel, D. and Bondarev, I. 2000. Conus gordyi, a new species form Saya de Malha Bank, western Indian Ocean. La Conchiglia 31(293):41–43, 10 figs.
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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