Conasprella lentiginosa

Conasprella lentiginosa
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, L.A., 1844)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. lentiginosa
Binomial name
	Conasprella lentiginosa; (Reeve, 1844)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Fusiconus) lentiginosa (Reeve, 1844) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus lentiginosus Reeve, 1844 (original combination; Fumiconus lentiginosus (Reeve, 1844); Fusiconus lentiginosus (Reeve, 1844);

Conasprella lentiginosa 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

The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 38 mm.

Distribution

Thiis marine species occurs off Southern India and off Sri Lanka.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835402 on 2015-03-13

Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
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

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835402 on 2015-03-13

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