Conasprella kimioi

Conasprella kimioi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella kimioi (Habe, T., 1965)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. kimioi
Binomial name
Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Boucheticonus) kimioi (Habe, 1965) · accepted, alternate representation Conus kimioi (Habe, 1965) Duodenticonus kimioi (Habe, 1965) Rhizoconus kimioi Habe, 1965 (original combination) Yeddoconus kimioi (Habe, 1965)

Conasprella kimioi 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 13 mm and 23 mm.

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Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off Japan to the Philippines; off the Chesterfield Islands, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia.

References[]

• 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
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Yeddoconus kimioi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Specimen at MNHN, Paris

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