Conasprella otohimeae

Conasprella otohimeae

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella otohimeae Kuroda, T. & K. Ito, 1961

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. otohimeae
Binomial name
*Conasprella otohimeae* (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprella (Conasprella) otohimeae (Kuroda & Itô, 1961) · accepted, alternate representation Conus otohimeae Kuroda & Itô, 1961 (original combination) Conus rogmartini da Motta, 1982 Duodenticonus otohimeae (Kuroda & Itô, 1961) Endemoconus otohimeae (Kuroda & Itô, 1961) Yeddoconus otohimeae (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)

Conasprella otohimeae, common name Otohime's cone, 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 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 22 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southern Japan to the Philippines.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella otohimeae (Kuroda & Itô, 1961). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834376 on 2015-03-02

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

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