Conasprella roatanensis
Conasprella roatanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
| Conasprella roatanensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. roatanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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 shell varies between 13 and 16 mm (0.51 and 0.63 in).
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Bay Islands, Honduras
References
- Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836777 on 2015-06-20
External links
- To World Register of Marine Species
- "Jaspidiconus roatanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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