Conasprella sagei

Conasprella sagei
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella sagei (Korn, W. & Raybaudi Massilia, L., 1993)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. sagei
Binomial name
	Conasprella sagei; (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Lilliconus) sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus sagei Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993 (original combination); Lilliconus sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993);

Conasprella sagei 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 attains 9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Somalia.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835908 on 2015-03-22

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 sagei (Korn & G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835908 on 2015-03-22

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