Conasprella wakayamaensis

Conasprella wakayamaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conasprella wakayamaensis
Apertural view of shell of ''Conasprella wakayamaensis Petuch, 1979, trawled at 150 meters off Aliguay Island in the Philippines
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. wakayamaensis
Binomial name
Conasprella wakayamaensis
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella wakayamaensis Kuroda, 1956 (original combination)
  • Conasprella (Conasprella) wakayamaensis (Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus nereis Petuch, 1979
  • Conus wakayamaensis (Kuroda, 1956)

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 size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Japan; also in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella wakayamaensis (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580172 on 2015-03-01
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Conasprella wakayamaensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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