| Conasprella iansa | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella iansa (Petuch, E.J., 1979) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. iansa |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella iansa (Petuch, 1979) | |
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Conasprella iansa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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 11 mm and 16 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brazil
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella iansa (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834388 on 2015-03-02
- Coltro, J. Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1–16.
- 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
- "Jaspidiconus mindanus mindanus iansa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
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| Conus iansa | |
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