Conasprella wendrosi
| Conasprella wendrosi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. wendrosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013) [1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Conasprella wendrosi 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 varies between 10 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.
References
- ↑ Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2013) A new cone species from Aruba: Perplexiconus wendrosi sp. nov. (Gastropoda, Conilithidae). Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 41-47.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742466 on 2015-03-25
External links
| External identifiers for Conasprella wendrosi | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 19887275 |
| WoRMS | 742466 |
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