Biology:Conasprella henriquei
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Conasprella henriquei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. henriquei
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Conasprella henriquei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.
References
- โ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834386 on 2015-03-02
- Petuch E.J. & Myers R.F. (2014) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the Bahamas, eastern Caribbean, and Brazil. Xenophora Taxonomy 3: 26โ46.
- 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: 1โ23
External links
- "Coltroconus henriquei" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/5/Shell_73745.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q19596436 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conasprella henriquei.
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