Conasprella ichinoseana

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Conasprella ichinoseana

Conasprella ichinoseana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2][3]

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Conasprella ichinoseana
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Shell of Conasprella ichinoseana
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. ichinoseana
Binomial name
Conasprella ichinoseana
(Kuroda, 1956)
Synonyms[1]
  • Asprella ichinoseana Kuroda, 1956
  • Asprella ichinoseana prioris Kuroda, 1956
  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Endemoconus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)
  • Yeddoconus ichinoseanus (Kuroda, 1956)
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Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these cone snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans.

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Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, T., 1956)

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 50 mm and 105 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Japan, off Northwest Australia and Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia; in the South China Sea off Vietnam.

References

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