Conasprella hopwoodi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

Conasprella hopwoodi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella hopwoodi (Tomlin, J.R. le B., 1936)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. hopwoodi
Binomial name
Conasprella hopwoodi
(Tomlin, 1937)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus gracilis G. B. Sowerby III, 1875 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus gracilis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823; Conus hopwoodi is a replacement name)
  • Conus hopwoodi Tomlin, 1937 (original combination)
  • Fusiconus hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937)

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

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in Melanesia, Vanuatu, the South China Sea and off Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and off Queensland, Australia

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella hopwoodi (Tomlin, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835378 on 2015-03-12
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  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • "Fusiconus hopwoodi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  • Specimen at MNHN, Paris