Conasprella jaspidea

Conasprella jaspidea
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella jaspidea (Gmelin, J.F., 1791)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species: C. jaspidea
Binomial name
Conasprella jaspidea
(Gmelin, 1791) [1]
Synonyms[2]

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Conasprella jaspidea, common name the Jasper cone, is a species of sea snail, a small cone snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

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.

Subspecies

Synonyms

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brasil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.[3]

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 97 m.[3]

References

  1. Gmelin (1791) Syst. Nat., 13th ed. Vol. 1, pt.. p. 3387
  2. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836687 on 2015-07-31
  3. 1 2 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
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