Conasprella boholensis
Conasprella boholensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella boholensis (Petuch, E.J., 1979) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. boholensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella boholensis (Petuch, 1979) | |
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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 22 mm and 51 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Somalia, the Philippines, Vietnam, New Caledonia and off Western Australia.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella boholensis (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834365 on 2015-03-02
- Petuch, E.J. 1979. Twelve new Indo-Pacific gastropods. Nemouria 23: 1–20
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
- "Yeddoconus boholensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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