Scientific name Conus delessertii Rank Species | Clade Hypsogastropoda | |
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Similar Conus daucus, Conasprella jaspidea, Conus anabathrum, Conus borneensis, Conus attenuatus | ||
Conasprella delessertii, common name Sozon's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
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This species couldn't be placed in any subgenus of Conasprella and is therefore designated as "incertae sedis".
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. It was named after Benjamin Delessert (1773-1847), a French banker and naturalist.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 100 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 15 m. Maximum recorded depth is 198 m.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico. This species is also found on the shipwrecks in North Carolina