Conasprella geeraertsi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. geeraertsi |
Binomial name | |
Conasprella geeraertsi (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017) | |
Synonyms | |
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Conasprella geeraertsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.
Description
Distribution
This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.
References
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conasprella geeraertsi (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338141 on 2020-09-07
- Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2017). New Conidae from the central Philippines. Visaya. 4(6): 5-18. page(s): 9, pl. 4
- Poppe G.T. (2019). About the Conidae from the Mactan Channel and related species. Visaya. 5(2): 49-53.
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