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<i>Conasprella jaspidea pealii</i>

Conasprella jaspidea pealii

Species of gastropod

Conasprella jaspidea pealii is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]

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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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.

References

  1. [1]
    Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella jaspidea pealii (Green, 1830). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836690 on 2015-07-31
  2. [2]
    Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011)
  • Green, J. 1830. Monograph of the cones of North America, including three new species. Transactions of the Albany Institute 1:121-125, pl. 3
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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