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Conasprella damasoi
Conasprella damasoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conasprella damasoi | |
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, T., 2007) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. damasoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, 2007) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 19 mm.
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Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brasil.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836468 on 2015-06-15
- 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 edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Jaspidiconus damasoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.