Conasprella wakayamaensis

Conasprella wakayamaensis
Apertural view of shell of ''Conasprella wakayamaensis Petuch, 1979, trawled at 150 meters off Aliguay Island in the Philippines
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. wakayamaensis
Binomial name
Conasprella wakayamaensis (Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms [1]
Asprella wakayamaensisKuroda, 1956 (original combination) Conasprella (Conasprella) wakayamaensis(Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation Conus nereisPetuch, 1979 Conus wakayamaensis(Kuroda, 1956)

Conasprella wakayamaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. ^[1]

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 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Japan; also in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea.

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  Conasprella wakayamaensis(Kuroda, T., 1956)
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  Conasprella wakayamaensis(Kuroda, T., 1956)

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella wakayamaensis (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580172 on 2015-03-01

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Conasprella wakayamaensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.