Conasprella fijiensis

Conasprella fijiensis
Shell of Conasprella fijiensis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. fijiensis
Binomial name
Conasprella fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms
Bathyconus fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008) Conasprella (Fusiconus) fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation Conus fijiensis Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination)

Conasprella fijiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

Like all species within the genus Conus, these 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 12 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Fiji and Tonga.

References

• Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
• Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1-23

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Bathyconus fijiensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris