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Conasprella joliveti

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Conasprella joliveti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. joliveti
Binomial name
Conasprella joliveti
(Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
  • Bathyconus joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus joliveti Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination)

Conasprella joliveti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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

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The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Fiji, Vanuatu the Solomon Islands, and Indonesia

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835404 on 2015-03-13
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Bathyconus joliveti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  • Holotype in MNHN, Paris