Kingdom Animalia Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda Scientific name Conus puncticulatus Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Superfamily Conoidea Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Conasprella centurio, Conus hieroglyphus, Conus borneensis, Conasprella jaspidea, Conasprella perplexa | ||
Conasprella puncticulata 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 family Conidae, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and off the Lesser Antilles.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 32 mm.
The shell is rather broad-shouldered and somewhat swollen above, slightly contracted and grooved towards the base. Its color is whitish, encircled by numerous lines of close, small chestnut spots, and often clouded longitudinally with light violaceous or chestnut, forming three obscure bands. The aperture is white or violaceous.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 15 m.