Conasprella levenensis

Conasprella levenensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conasprella levenensis
Shell of Conasprella levenensis (holotype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. levenensis
Binomial name
Conasprella levenensis
(Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
Synonyms[1]

Fusiconus levenensis Monnier & Tenorio, 2017 (original combination)

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella levenensis (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1039722 on 2018-03-26
  • Monnier E. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). New cones from North-West Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae) / Nouveaux cones du Nord-Ouest de Madagascar (Gastropoda: Conidae). Xenophora Taxonomy. 17: 32-40. page(s): 35 [English text], 40 [French text], pl. 2 figs 4-5


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