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Conasprella sauros

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Conasprella sauros is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2][3][4][5]

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Conasprella sauros
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. sauros
Binomial name
Conasprella sauros
(Garcia, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Dalliconus) sauros (Garcia, 2006) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus sauros Garcia, 2006 (original combination)
  • Dalliconus sauros (Garcia, 2006)
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Description

The size of the shell attains 30 mm, with a depth range of 48 to 140 m. Bearing some similarities to the Conasprella kitteredgei, but their coloration patterns have subtle differences.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Louisiana, United States to Campeche, Mexico.

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