Conasprella eucoronata

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

Conasprella eucoronata
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella eucoronata (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. eucoronata
Binomial name
Conasprella eucoronata
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella albobrunnea Bozzetti, 2017
  • Conasprella (Conasprella) eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus eucoronatus G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 (original combination)

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.

Conasprella eucoronata (Sowerby, G.B. III, 1903)

Description

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off KwaZulu-Natal, Rep. South Africa to Southern Yemen; off Southern India and Sri Lanka.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580169 on 2015-03-01
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Conasprella eucoronata". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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