Conasprella centurio 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 cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution
Locus typicus: (designated by Clench) - Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, (Dominican Republic).
A Western Atlantic species known from the continental shelf of Guyana and Northern South America and from Monos Isl. Trinidad, also from St.Vincent and Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 85.5 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.[3]
References
- ^ Coltro, J. (2013). "Conus centurio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192831A2169919. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192831A2169919.en. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella centurio (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835892 on 2015-03-19
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing
- 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
- "Kohniconus centurio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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