Conasprella simonei

Conasprella simonei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

Conasprella simonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. simonei
Binomial name
Conasprella simonei
(Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
  • Jaspidiconus simonei Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

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 of the shell attains 20 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836781 on 2015-06-20
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Jaspidiconus simonei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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