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]

Conasprella guidopoppei
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella guidopoppei (Raybaudi Massilia, L., 2005)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. guidopoppei
Binomial name
Conasprella guidopoppei
(Raybaudi Massilia, 2005)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Asprella guidopoppei (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) guidopoppei (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus guidopoppei G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005 (original combination)
  • Fumiconus guidopoppei (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005)

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

  1. Raybaudi. 2005. Visaya 1(5) : 143-148. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells โ€“ Knights of the Sea
  • "Asprella guidopoppei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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