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Conasprella rachelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
| Conasprella rachelae | |
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| Shell and protoconch of Conasprella rachelae (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. rachelae |
| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella rachelae (Petuch, 1988) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.
Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 35 m.[3]
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Venezuela.
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