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Conasprella roatanensis

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(Redirected from Conus roatanensis) Species of gastropod

Conasprella roatanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)
Synonyms
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
  • Jaspidiconus roatanensis Petuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination)

Conasprella roatanensis 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 shell varies between 13 and 16 mm (0.51 and 0.63 in).

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Bay Islands, Honduras

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ 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

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Taxon identifiers
Jaspidiconus roatanensis


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