Conasprella janowskyae

Conasprella janowskyae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. janowskyae
Binomial name
Conasprella janowskyae
(Tucker & Tenorio, 2011)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Kohniconus) janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011)
  • Kohniconus janowskyae Tucker & Tenorio, 2011 (original combination)

Conasprella janowskyae 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 cone 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 30 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Yucatán, Mexico to Colombia

References

  1. Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2011) New species of Gradiconus and Kohniconus from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae, Conilithidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 5(1): 1-16. (Published 14 April 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835898 on 2015-03-20

External links

External identifiers for Conasprella janowskyae
WoRMS 835898


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