Conasprella berschaueri
Species of gastropod
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Conasprella berschaueri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conasprella berschaueri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. berschaueri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella berschaueri (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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This species was named after David Berschauer, editor of the malacological journal The Festivus.
Description
The size of the shell attains 16 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off St. Maarten, West Indies