Conasprella guidopoppei
Conasprella guidopoppei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella guidopoppei (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 2005) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. guidopoppei |
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| Conasprella guidopoppei (Raybaudi Massilia, 2005)[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
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Palawan, the Philippines.
References
- Raybaudi. 2005. Visaya 1(5) : 143-148. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella guidopoppei (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835373 on 2015-03-10
- Raybaudi Massilia G. (2005) The first discovered Pacific Ocean member of the Conus traversianus group: Conus guidopoppei new species. Visaya 1(5): 143–148
- 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
- "Asprella guidopoppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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