Conasprella tiki
Species of gastropod
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Conasprella tiki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Conasprella tiki | |
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| Shell of Conasprella tiki (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. tiki |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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 varies between 14 mm and 28 mm.
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