Conasprella jaspidea

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Conasprella jaspidea
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella jaspidea(Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. jaspidea
Binomial name
Conasprella jaspidea
(Gmelin, 1791) [1]
Synonyms [2]

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Conasprella jaspidea, common name the Jasper cone, is a species of sea snail, a small cone snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

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.

Subspecies

Synonyms

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea (off Guadeloupe); in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm. [3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 97 m. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Gmelin (1791) Syst. Nat., 13th ed. Vol. 1, pt.. p. 3387
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836687 on 2015-07-31
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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