Conasprella articulata
Species of gastropod
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Conasprella articulata, common name the Nada cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella articulata (Sowerby, G.B. II, 1873) | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. articulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) | |
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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
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and off the Mascarene Basin; also off Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, New Caledonia and off Queensland, Australia.
