Conasprella joliveti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. joliveti
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
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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.
Description edit
The size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 35 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Fiji, Vanuatu the Solomon Islands, and Indonesia
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835404 on 2015-03-13
- 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
- Moolenbeek, R., Röckel, D. & Bouchet, P., 2008. New records and new species of cones from deeper water off Fiji (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae). Vita Malacologica 6: 35–49
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- "Bathyconus joliveti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- Holotype in MNHN, Paris
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