Conasprella gordyi

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Conasprella gordyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. gordyi
Binomial name
Conasprella gordyi
(Röckel & Bondarev, 2000)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conasprella (Conasprella) gordyi(Röckel & Bondarev, 2000) . accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus gordyiRöckel & Bondarev, 2000 (original combination)
  • Kioconus gordyiRöckel, D. & I. Bondarev, 2000, "1999"

Conasprella gordyi 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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 16 mm and 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarenes.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella gordyi (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580171 on 2015-03-01


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