Conasprella henckesi
| Conasprella henckesi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella henckesi (Coltro Jr., 2004) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. henckesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella henckesi (Coltro, 2004)[1] | |
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Conasprella henckesi 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeast Brasil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 17.3 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Coltro. 2004. Strombus, 11 : 1-7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella henckesi (Coltro, 2004). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836474 on 2015-06-16
- 1 2 3 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.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Jaspidiconus henckesi
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