Conasprella damasoi

Conasprella damasoi
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, T., 2007)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. damasoi
Binomial name
	Conasprella damasoi; (Cossignani, 2007)
Synonyms
	Conasprella (Ximeniconus) damasoi (Cossignani, 2007) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus damasoi Cossignani, 2007 (original combination); Jaspidiconus damasoi (Cossignani, 2007);

Conasprella damasoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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 15 mm and 19 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836468 on 2015-06-15

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
"Jaspidiconus damasoi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella damasoi (Cossignani, 2007). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836468 on 2015-06-15

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