Conasprella elegans

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Conasprella elegans
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Conasprella elegansSowerby, G.B. III, 1895
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Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. elegans
Binomial name
Conasprella elegans
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) elegans(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus aculeiformis var. torensisSturany, 1904
  • Conus elegansG. B. Sowerby III, 1895
  • Conus elegans elegansG. B. Sowerby III, 1895
  • Conus elegans ramalhoiCoomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986
  • Fusiconus elegans(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
  • Fusiconus elegans elegans(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)

Conasprella elegans 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.

Subspecies

Description

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Somalia to Pakistan; and off Western Australia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835364 on 2015-03-09


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