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Conasprella

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Conidae

Taxonomy
Conus (Conasprella) was named by Thiele (1929). It is extant. Its type is Conus pagoda.

It was reranked as Conasprella by Puillandre et al. (2015).

It was assigned to Conus by Thiele (1929) and Landau et al. (2008); and to Conidae by Puillandre et al. (2015).

Subtaxa
C. (Boucheticonus), C. (Coltroconus), C. (Conasprella), C. (Dalliconus), C. (Endemoconus), C. (Fusiconus), C. (Ximeniconus), C. stenostoma
Sister taxa
C. (Boucheticonus), C. (Coltroconus), C. (Conasprella), C. (Dalliconus), C. (Endemoconus), C. (Fusiconus), C. (Ximeniconus)

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Conus (Conasprella) Thiele
2008Conus (Conasprella) Landau et al. p. 456
2013Duodenticonus Tucker and Tenorio
2015Conasprella Puillandre et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConasprella(Thiele 1929)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Conasprella Thiele 1929
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Subg. Conasprella (Boucheticonus) Tucker and Tenorio 2013
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Conasprella (Boucheticonus) alisi Moolenbeek et al. 1995
Subg. Conasprella (Dalliconus) Tucker and Tenorio 2009
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Invalid names: Conus tortuosostriatus Toula 1911 [synonym]
Subg. Conasprella (Endemoconus) Iredale 1931
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Invalid names: Kermasprella Powell 1958 [invalid subgroup], Yeddoconus Tucker and Tenorio 2009 [invalid subgroup]
Subg. Conasprella (Fusiconus) da Motta 1991
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Invalid names: Bathyconus Tucker and Tenorio 2009 [invalid subgroup], Viminiconus Tucker and Tenorio 2009 [invalid subgroup]
†Conasprella stenostoma Sowerby 1850
Invalid names: Duodenticonus Tucker and Tenorio 2013 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:46
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:46
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (54 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Myanmar Conus vimineus (76583)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Conus vimineus (76573 76574)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Dominican Republic Conus stenostoma (74959)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama Conus tortuosostriatus (93222)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Conus tortuosostriatus (145341 145343)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Conus cercadensis (58817) Conus stenostomus (89169)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Conus pseudorbignyi (70083)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan Conus vimineus (77133 77137)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Colombia Conus stenostomus (88296)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Conus vimineus (42311)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Papua New Guinea Conus vimineus (78304)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Conus stenostomus (60105)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Conus kitteredgei (58867 58869 58875) Conus tortuosostriatus (58824)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Costa Rica (Limon) Conus tortuosostriatus (96520)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic C. ageri, C. cercadensis (106177) Conus stenostoma (75041)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Conus tortuosostriatus (60702)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus stenostoma (75040)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Conus stenostomus (58815 58819) Conus tortuosostriatus (58822)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Conus puncticulatus (43840)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic C. ageri, C. kitteredgei (74968) C. stenostoma, C. sauros, C. cercadensis (80136)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Papua New Guinea Conus vimineus, Conus aculeiformis (78263)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India Conus vimineus (77658)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Conus puncticulatus (66795) Conus stenostomus (134667)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Conus aculeiformis (26804)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Conus pseudorbignyi (70105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Conus stenostoma (58522 69092)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Taiwan Asprella aculeiformis (96254 96255 96258 96265 96268 96270 96271 96279) Asprella insculpta (96253)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Conus pseudorbignyi (67971)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Fiji Conus eugrammatus, Conus orbignyi, Conus comatosa (94832)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Conus vimineus, Conus eugrammatus, Conus orbignyi (78043)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Conus puncticulatus (147802 147803)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Conus comatosa (88886)