Conasprella_pseudorbignyi

<i>Conasprella pseudorbignyi</i>

Conasprella pseudorbignyi

Species of gastropod

Conasprella pseudorbignyi 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 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 30 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan to Indonesia; off Fiji.

References

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835416 on 2015-03-15
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella pseudorbignyi.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Bathyconus pseudorbignyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris


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