Conasprella wendrosi

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

Conasprella wendrosi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. wendrosi
Binomial name
Conasprella wendrosi
(Tenorio & Afonso, 2013) [1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Ximenoconus) wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013) - accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013)
  • Perplexiconus wendrosi Tenorio & Afonso, 2013 (original combination)

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 10 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Aruba.

References
  1. Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2013) A new cone species from Aruba: Perplexiconus wendrosi sp. nov. (Gastropoda, Conilithidae). Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 41-47.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conus wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=742466 on 2015-03-25
  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Perplexiconus wendrosi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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