Conasprella traceyi
| Conasprella traceyi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. traceyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella traceyi (Tucker & Stahlschmidt, 2010)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conasprella traceyi 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 37 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Southeast India.
References
- ↑ Tucker J.K. & Stahlschmidt P. (2010) A second species of Pseudoconorbis (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from India. Miscellanea Malacologica 4(3): 31-34. (Published 8 August 2010). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella traceyi (Tucker & Stahlschmidt, 2010). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835982 on 2015-03-22
External links
| External identifiers for Conasprella traceyi | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 19887275 |
| WoRMS | 835982 |
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