Conasprella comatosa | |
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Shell of Conasprella comatosa | |
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. comatosa
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella comatosa | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Conasprella comatosa, common name comatose cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm.
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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the Philippines, Northwest Australia, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.
Media related to
Conasprella comatosa at Wikimedia Commons
Conasprella comatosa | |
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Shell of Conasprella comatosa | |
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. comatosa
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella comatosa | |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Conasprella comatosa, common name comatose cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 60 mm.
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by
adding to it. (June 2015) |
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan, the Philippines, Northwest Australia, New Caledonia and the Solomon Islands.
Media related to
Conasprella comatosa at Wikimedia Commons