Conasprella agassizi

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Conasprella agassizi
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Shel land protoconch of Conasprella agassizi (lectotype at the Smithsonian Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. agassizi
Binomial name
Conasprella agassizi
(Dall, 1886)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus agassiziiDall, 1886 (original combination)
  • Jaspidiconus agassizi(Dall, 1886)

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

Contents

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.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off St. Croix Island at a depth of 214 m; also off Bermuda and Barbados.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 24 mm.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conasprella agassizi (Dall, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1350057 on 2020-03-16