Conasprella kimioi
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| Conasprella kimioi | |
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| File:Conus kimioi 1.jpg | |
| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella kimioi (Habe, T., 1965) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
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C. kimioi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965)
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Conasprella kimioi 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 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 13 mm and 23 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan to the Philippines; off the Chesterfield Islands, New Caledonia.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834382 on 2015-03-02
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