Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Scientific name Conus insculptus | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Conasprella otohimeae, Conasprella boholensis, Conasprella memiae, Conasprella eugrammata, Conus eximius | ||
Conasprella insculpta, common name the engraved 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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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
The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 66 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Thailand; Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the South China Sea, Taiwan and off the Northern Territory, Australia.
References
Conasprella insculpta Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA