Conasprella spirofilis
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| File:Conus spirofilis 1.jpg | |
| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970) | |
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Scientific classification  |
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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. spirofilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
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Conasprella spirofilis 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 19 mm and 37 mm. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835349 on 2015-03-16
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
- Gastropods.com: Yeddoconus spirofilis
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Conus spirofilis 3.jpg
Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
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Conus spirofilis 4.jpg
Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
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Conus spirofilis 5.jpg
Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
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