Conasprella longurionis 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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| Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, L.C., 1847) | |
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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. longurionis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, 1847)
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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 28 mm and 46 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off East Africa and from Taiwan to Sri Lanka
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835411 on 2015-03-13
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Conasprella longurionis.
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Fusiconus longurionis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Specimen at MNHN, Paris
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