Biology:Conasprella vanhyningi

Conasprella vanhyningi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella vanhyningi (Rehder, H.A., 1944)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. vanhyningi
Binomial name
	Conasprella vanhyningi; (Rehder, 1944)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Ximeniconus) vanhyningi (Rehder, 1944) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus vanhyningi Rehder, 1944 (original combination); Jaspidiconus vanhyningi (Rehder, 1944);

Short description: Species of gastropod

Conasprella vanhyningi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]^[2]

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 15 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Florida.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella vanhyningi (Rehder, 1944). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836791 on 2015-06-23
↑ Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011)