Conasprella simonei

Conasprella simonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. simonei
Binomial name
Conasprella simonei
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
  • Jaspidiconus simonei Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conasprella simonei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[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 attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836781 on 2015-06-20

External links

External identifiers for Conasprella simonei
WoRMS 836781


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