Conasprella spirofilis

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Conasprella spirofilis

Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. spirofilis
Binomial name
*Conasprella spirofilis* (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
Synonyms^[1]
Conasprella (Endemoconus) spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) · accepted, alternate representation Conus japonicus Hwass in Bruguière, 1792 Conus nipponicus da Motta, 1985 Conus spirofilis Habe & Kosuge, 1970 (original combination) Endemoconus spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970) Yeddoconus spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)

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

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 varies between 19 mm and 37 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2015)

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines and Japan.

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella spirofilis (Habe & Kosuge, 1970). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835349 on 2015-03-16

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
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Yeddoconus spirofilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)
Conasprella spirofilis (Habe, T. & S. Kosuge, 1970)

Taxon identifiers
Conus spirofilis	Wikidata: Q1609771 CoL: XYBH EoL: 10709440 GBIF: 6511040 iNaturalist: 432202 IRMNG: 11848701 IUCN: 192583 Open Tree of Life: 2903305 SeaLifeBase: 138508 WoRMS: 428360

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