Conasprella lucida
Species of gastropod
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Conasprella lucida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
| Conasprella lucida | |
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| Apertural view of shell of Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828). | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 54 mm (0.55–2.13 in).
Distribution
The species is found in the Eastern Pacific, occurring off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.
