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Conasprella arcuata

Description

Conasprella arcuata, common name the arched cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)7633259https://www.gbif.org/species/7633259
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)107338https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=107338
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conasprella : Conasprella arcuata
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conus : Conasprella arcuata
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassProsobranchiaMilne-Edwards 1848
superorderCaenogastropodaCox 1959
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyConidaeFleming 1822
genusConusLinnaeus 1758
speciesConasprella arcuataBroderip & G.B.Sowerby I 1829
Generic NameConasprella
Scientific NameConasprella arcuata (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Conus arcuatusspeciesbelongs to Conusstated without evidenceSowerby, 1829
Conus arcuatusspeciesbelongs to Conus (Leptoconus)stated with evidenceWoodring, 1928
Conus arcuatusspeciesbelongs to Conusstated with evidenceWoodring, 1970
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance5.33 - 2.59 Ma
Cenozoic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Conidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Conidae)
Taphonomyintermediate (based on Conus)
Primary Reference (PBDB)W. P. Woodring. 1928. Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results. Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conasprella_arcuata

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Conus arcuatus Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conasprella : Conus arcuatus
Conus borneensis A.Adams & Reeve, 1848GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conasprella : Conus borneensis
Kohniconus arcuatus (Broderip & G.B.Sowerby I, 1829)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Conidae : Conasprella : Kohniconus arcuatus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1829Conus arcuatus Sowerby
1928Conus (Leptoconus) arcuatus Woodring p. 210
1970Conus arcuatus Woodring p. 355
2008Conus arcuatus Hendy et al.

References

Woodring W. P. (1928) Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results, Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
Woodring W. P. (1970) Geology and paleontology of canal zone and adjoing parts of Panama: Description of Tertiary mollusks (gastropods: Eulimidae, Marginellidae to Helminthoglyptidae)., United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 306 D, 299-452
Hendy A. J. W., Buick D. P., et al (2008) Unpublished census data from Atlantic coastal plain and circum-Caribbean Neogene assemblages and taxonomic opinions
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. - via World Register of Marine Species
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 - via Catalogue of Life
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. - via World Register of Marine Species
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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