Conasprella memiae

Conasprella memiae
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. memiae
Binomial name
Conasprella memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
Synonyms[1]
Asprella memiae Habe & Kosuge, 1970 Conasprella (Conasprella) memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) · accepted, alternate representation Conus adonis Shikama, 1971 Conus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) Duodenticonus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) Yeddoconus memiae (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)

Conasprella memiae, common name Memi's cone, 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 11 mm and 33 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Japan, Indonesia and the Fiji Islands.

References[]

• Habe, T. and Kosuge, S. 1970c. Descriptions of two new species of cone shell from the Philippines and Taiwan. Venus 29(3):81–83, pl. 5.
• 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

Gallery[]

Below are several color forms:

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  Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)

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  Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)

External links[]

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Yeddoconus memiae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Specimen at MNHN, Paris

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