Conasprella roberti
Conasprella roberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conasprella roberti | |
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| Shell of Conasprella roberti (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. roberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella roberti (Richard, 2009) | |
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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 attains 50 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.
References
- Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roberti (Richard, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835321 on 2015-03-15
- 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: 1-23
- Richard, G., 2009. Conus roberti spec. nov., (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae) de Guadeloupe, Antilles françaises et le groupe "Fusiconus" dans la province caraïbéenne. Annales de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Charente-Maritime 9(9): 921-928
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Dalliconus roberti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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