Conasprella wendrosi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
| Conasprella wendrosi | |
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| The shell of Conasprella Wendrosi | |
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. wendrosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013) [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 shell is conical in shape and has a length that varies between 10 and 17 mm. Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans, which is why caution should be exercised or they should be avoided altogether when handling live snails.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Caribbean Sea near Aruba; so far, the only known location is the sandbank adjacent to a mangrove swamp off the coast of Barcadera.[3] In Aruba, Conasprella wendrosi is one of the three endemic species of snails, alongside Conus curassaviensis and Conus hieroglyphus.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tenorio M.J. & Afonso C.M.L. (2013) A new cone species from Aruba: Perplexiconus wendrosi sp. nov. (Gastropoda, Conilithidae). Xenophora Taxonomy 1: 41-47.
- ^ a b MolluscaBase. Conasprella wendrosi (Tenorio & Afonso, 2013). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836793 on 2022-11-23
- ^ David P. Berschauer, Leo G. Ros & Jordy Wendriks (2013). "Microhabitats of Two Perplexiconus Species in Aruba". Universiteit van California. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
- ^ David P. Berschauer, Leo G. Ros & Jordy Wendriks (2013). "Microhabitats of Two Perplexiconus Species in Aruba". Universiteit van California. Retrieved 2021-03-30.
External links
edit- To Encyclopedia of Life
- "Perplexiconus wendrosi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- 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
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