Conasprella_hopwoodi

<i>Conasprella hopwoodi</i>

Conasprella hopwoodi

Species of gastropod

Conasprella hopwoodi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Quick Facts Conasprella hopwoodi, Conservation status ...

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 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in Melanesia, Vanuatu, the South China Sea and off Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and off Queensland, Australia

References

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835378 on 2015-03-12
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella hopwoodi.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Fusiconus hopwoodi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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