Conasprella henckesi

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

Conasprella henckesi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella henckesi (Coltro Jr., 2004)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. henckesi
Binomial name
Conasprella henckesi
(Coltro, 2004)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) henckesi (Coltro, 2004) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus henckesi Coltro, 2004 (original combination)
  • Jaspidiconus henckesi (Coltro, 2004)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Northeast Brasil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 17.3 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 1 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 2 m.[3]

References
  1. Coltro. 2004. Strombus, 11 : 1–7. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella henckesi (Coltro, 2004). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836474 on 2015-06-16
  3. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Jaspidiconus henckesi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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