Conasprella fijiensis

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Conasprella fijiensis
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Shell of Conasprella fijiensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. fijiensis
Binomial name
Conasprella fijiensis
(Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms [1]
  • Bathyconus fijiensis(Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) fijiensis(Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus fijiensisMoolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination)

Conasprella fijiensis 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 Conus, 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 12 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Fiji and Tonga.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835371 on 2015-03-10


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