| Conasprella janowskyae | |
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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. janowskyae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011) | |
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Conasprella janowskyae 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 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 varies between 30 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Yucatán, Mexico to Colombia
References
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2011) New species of Gradiconus and Kohniconus from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae, Conilithidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 5(1): 1-16. (Published 14 April 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835898 on 2015-03-20
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2011) New species of Gradiconus and Kohniconus from the western Atlantic (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Conidae, Conilithidae). Miscellanea Malacologica 5(1): 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
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Kohniconus janowskyae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Kohniconus janowskyae | |
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