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Conasprella ichinoseana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus ichinoseana

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Conasprella ichinoseana

Similar
  
Conasprella ione, Conasprella memiae, Conus kintoki, Conus floccatus, Conus kinoshitai

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

Contents

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Japan, off Northwest Australia and New Caledonia; in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

Conasprella ichinoseana Wikipedia