Conasprella elegans
Species of gastropod
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Conasprella elegans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
| Conasprella elegans | |
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| Conasprella elegans Sowerby, G.B. III, 1895 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) | |
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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.
Subspecies
- Conasprella elegans elegans (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895) (synonym: Conus elegans elegans G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
- Conasprella elegans ramalhoi (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986) (synonym: Conus elegans ramalhoi Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 40 mm with a narrow coil like structure.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from Somalia to Pakistan; and off Western Australia.
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