Conasprella pepeiu

Conasprella pepeiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. pepeiu
Binomial name
Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Bathyconus pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) accepted, alternate representation Conus pepeiu Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination) Conasprella (Fusiconus) pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation

Conasprella pepeiu 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 attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas.

References

1. Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet (2008). Vita Malacologica 6 : 19-34. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580173 on 2015-03-15

• Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19-34.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• See image at Gastropods.com « Conasprella pepeiu»