Conasprella pseudorbignyi

Conasprella pseudorbignyi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella pseudorbignyi (Rockel, D. & T.C. Lan, 1981)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. pseudorbignyi
Binomial name
	Conasprella pseudorbignyi; (Röckel & Lan, 1981)
Synonyms
	Bathyconus pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981); Conasprella (Fusiconus) pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus pseudorbignyi Röckel & Lan, 1981 (original combination);

Conasprella pseudorbignyi 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 30 mm and 55 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Taiwan to Indonesia; off Fiji.

References

Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835416 on 2015-03-15

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

External links

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Bathyconus pseudorbignyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Specimen at MNHN, Paris

[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pseudorbignyi (Röckel & Lan, 1981). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835416 on 2015-03-15

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