''Conasprella paumotu'' is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Conidae
Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.
The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea, groups onl ...
, the
cone snails
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and their allies.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella paumotu (Rabiller & Richard, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1291294 on 2018-12-27]
Description
The length of the shell attains 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the
Tuamotu archipel.
References
* Rabiller M. & Richard G., 2014. ''Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species''. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
* Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). ''A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae.'' Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp. page(s): 203
External links
Gastropods.com: ''Conus paumotu''
paumotu
Gastropods described in 2014
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