Conasprella simonei

Conasprella simonei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. simonei
Binomial name
Conasprella simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Conus simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) Jaspidiconus simonei Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination)

Conasprella simonei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

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 attains 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

References

• Petuch E.J. & Myers R.F. (2014) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the Bahamas, eastern Caribbean, and Brazil. Xenophora Taxonomy 3: 26–46.
• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species
• "Jaspidiconus simonei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.