Conasprella_kimioi

<i>Conasprella kimioi</i>

Conasprella kimioi

Species of gastropod

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

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Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these 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 13 mm and 23 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan to the Philippines; off the Chesterfield Islands, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia.

References

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834382 on 2015-03-02
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella kimioi.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Yeddoconus kimioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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