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Conasprella pfluegeri

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Kingdom
  
Clade
  
Scientific name
  
Jaspidiconus pfluegeri

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

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Phylum
  
Conasprella pfluegeri

Conasprella pfluegeri 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 15 mm and 25 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Southeast Florida.

References

Conasprella pfluegeri Wikipedia


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