Conasprella baccata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Description
The normal length of this marine species is between 15 and 25 mm. The body whorl is conical in shape. The spire is low, concave in profil. Sutural ramps are flat in cross section. The protoconch is relatively swollen and brown colored.[3]
Distribution
Pacific Panama. Type locality not stated but designated as off Isla Parida, Golfo de Chiriqui, Panama.[3]
References
- ^ Tenorio, M.J. (2013). "Conus baccatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192675A2139688. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192675A2139688.en. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella baccata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836464 on 2015-06-14
- ^ a b Tenorio M.J., Tucker J.K. & Chaney H.W. (2012). The Families Conilithidae and Conidae. The Cones of the Eastern Pacific. In: Poppe G.T. & Groh K. (eds): A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 112 pp., 88 pls.
- Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zootaxa. 2189: 1–218
- 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
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Globiconus baccatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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