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Conasprella lucida
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828).
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. lucida
Binomial name
Conasprella lucida (W. Wood, 1828)
Synonyms
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) lucida (W. Wood, 1828) · accepted, alternate representation Conus lucidus W. Wood, 1828 (original combination) Conus reticulatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Perplexiconus lucidus (W. Wood, 1828)

Conasprella lucida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 14 mm and 54 mm (0.55–2.13 in).

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Distribution

The species is found in the Eastern Pacific, occurring off Baja California, Mexico to Peru and off the Galápagos Islands.

References

1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lucida. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836697 on 2015-10-23

• 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

Gallery

• Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828)
• Conasprella lucida (Wood, W., 1828)

External links

• Conus lucidus - pictures
• Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
• "Perplexiconus lucidus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

• IUCN Red List least concern species
• Conasprella
• Gastropods described in 1828