Conasprella sieboldii

Conasprella sieboldii

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella sieboldii (Reeve, L.A., 1848)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Clade:	Caenogastropoda
Clade:	Hypsogastropoda
Clade:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. sieboldii
Binomial name
*Conasprella sieboldii* (Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprella (Endemoconus) sieboldii (Reeve, 1848) · accepted, alternate representation Conus petricosus Azuma, 1961 Conus rarimaculatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 Conus sieboldii Reeve, 1848 (original combination) Conus sieboldii petricosus (f) ^{Azuma, M., 1961} Endemoconus sieboldii (Reeve, 1848) Yeddoconus sieboldii (Reeve, 1848)

Conasprella sieboldii, common name Siebold'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 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 51 mm and 129 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan.

References

1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sieboldii (Reeve, 1848). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835345 on 2015-06-20

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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