Conasprella pepeiu is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. pepeiu
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)[1]
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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
editThe size of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Marquesas.
References
edit- ^ Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet (2008). Vita Malacologica 6 : 19–34. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580173 on 2015-03-15
- Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19–34.
- Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
- 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
edit- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Conasprella pepeiu". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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