Conasprella henckesi
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella henckesi (Coltro Jr., 2004) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. henckesi
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| Conasprella henckesi (Coltro, 2004)[1]
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Conasprella henckesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
Distribution
[edit | edit source]This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeast Brazil.
Description
[edit | edit source]The maximum recorded shell length is 17.3 mm.[3]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Coltro. 2004. Strombus, 11 : 1–7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella henckesi (Coltro, 2004). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836474 on 2015-06-16
- ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
External links
[edit | edit source]- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
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