Conasprella bajanensis

Conasprella bajanensis
Shell of Conasprella bajanensis (specimen in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. bajanensis
Binomial name
Conasprella bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Dalliconus) bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968) · accepted, alternate representation Conasprella (Dalliconus) guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973) Conasprella guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973) Conus bajanensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968 (original combination) Conus pseudoaustini Nowell-Usticke, 1968 Conus guyanensis Van Mol, 1973 (original combination) Dalliconus bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968) Dalliconus guyanensis (Van Mol, 1973)

Conasprella bajanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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[]

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Barbados and Tobago; also off French Guiana.

References[]

• Usticke, G. W. Nowell. 1968. Caribbean Cones from St. Croix and the Lesser Antilles. 31 pp., 4 pls. Author.
• 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[]

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Dalliconus armiger bajanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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