Conasprella memiae
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Conasprella memiae
| image =Conus memiae 1.jpg
| image2 =Conus memiae 2.jpg
| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
| authority = (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
- 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)
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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.
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
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- 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.
- [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 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:
File:Conus memiae 3.jpg|Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
File:Conus memiae 4.jpg|Conasprella memiae (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
External links
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- [http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/catalogue/index.php The Conus Biodiversity website]
- [http://www.coneshells-am.ru/ Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=3913|title=Yeddoconus memiae|access-date=15 January 2019}}
- [https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2007-30775?listIndex=283&listCount=449 Specimen at MNHN, Paris]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1970
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