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Conasprella joliveti

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Kingdom
  
Class
  
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Hypsogastropoda

Scientific name
  
Conus joliveti

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Species

Similar
  
Conus anabelae, Conasprella mahogani, Conasprella eugrammata, Conasprella memiae, Conasprella centurio

Conasprella joliveti 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, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 35 mm.

See picture and description at : http://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-21036

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Fiji, Vanuatu and Indonesia

References

Conasprella joliveti Wikipedia


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