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Conasprella roatanensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Clade
  
Hypsogastropoda

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Clade
  
Caenogastropoda

Clade
  
Neogastropoda

Conasprella roatanensis 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 shell varies between 13 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Bay Islands, Honduras

References

Conasprella roatanensis Wikipedia