Biology:Conasprella fijiensis
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Conasprella fijiensis | |
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| Shell of Conasprella fijiensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. fijiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
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Conasprella fijiensis 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 Conus, 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 12 mm and 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Fiji and Tonga.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835371 on 2015-03-10
- Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
- 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
- "Bathyconus fijiensis" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_60361.shtml.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
Wikidata ☰ Q1610016 entry
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