Conasprella perplexa

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

Conasprella perplexa
Apertural view of shell of Conasprella perplexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. perplexa
Binomial name
Conasprella perplexa
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) perplexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus perplexus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857 (original combination)
  • Perplexiconus perplexus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)

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 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Baja California, Mexico to Peru; and off the Galápagos Islands.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella perplexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836707 on 2015-06-19
  • Conasprella perplexa Sowerby, G.B. II, 1857
  • Conasprella perplexa Sowerby, G.B. II, 1857
  • Conasprella perplexa Sowerby, G.B. II, 1857
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Perplexiconus perplexus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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