Conasprella roatanensis

Conasprella roatanensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]

Conasprella roatanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conasprella
Species:
C. roatanensis
Binomial name
Conasprella roatanensis
(Petuch & Sargent, 2011)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conasprella (Ximeniconus) roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
  • Jaspidiconus roatanensis Petuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination)

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 shell varies between 13 and 16 mm (0.51 and 0.63 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Bay Islands, Honduras

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References
  1. Petuch E.J. & Sargent D.M. (2011) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda) from the tropical Americas and Philippines. With notes on some poorly-known Floridian species. Visaya 3(3): 37-58. (August 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=836777 on 2015-06-20
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Jaspidiconus roatanensis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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