Conasprella viminea
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella viminea (Reeve, L.A., 1849) | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. viminea
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella viminea (Reeve, 1849)
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Conasprella viminea, common name the wickerwork cone, 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 cone 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 29 mm and 43 mm.
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Distribution[]
This marine species occurs in the southern part of the Red Sea; off the Seychelles; Southern India; Sri Lanka; Western Thailand and off the Philippines.
References[]
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella viminea (Reeve, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835425 on 2015-03-16
External links[]
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Viminiconus vimineus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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Categories:
- Conasprella
- Gastropods described in 1849
- Conidae stubs