Conasprella joliveti
| Conasprella joliveti | |
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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. joliveti |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conasprella joliveti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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 29 mm and 35 mm.
See picture and description at : http://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-21036
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Fiji, Vanuatu and Indonesia
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835404 on 2015-03-13
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com « Bathyconus joliveti »
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