Conasprella tiki

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

Conasprella tiki 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 cone 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 14 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas and the Tuamotus.

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580174 on 2015-03-16


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