Conasprella ximenes
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| taxon = Conasprella ximenes
| image = Ximeniconus ximenes.JPG
| image_caption = Apertural view of shell of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)
| authority = (Gray, 1839)
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| synonyms =
- Conasprella (Ximeniconus) ximenes (Gray, 1839) · accepted, alternate representation
- Conus interruptus Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus interruptus W. Wood, 1828)
- Conus ximenes Gray, 1839 (original combination)
- Hermes triggi Cotton, 1945
- Ximeniconus ximenes (Gray, 1839)
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}}
File:Ximeniconus ximenes 2.JPG of Conasprella ximenes (Gray, 1839)]]
Conasprella ximenes 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 cone 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 20 mm and 61 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru; and off the Galápagos Islands
References
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- [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]
External links
- [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=5|id=775|title=Ximeniconus ximenes|access-date=15 January 2019}}
Gallery
File:Conus ximenes 1.jpg|Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)
File:Conus ximenes 2.jpg|Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)
File:Conus ximenes 3.jpg|Conasprella ximenes (Gray, J.E., 1839)
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Category:Gastropods described in 1839
Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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