Conasprella kohni (McLean & Nybakken 1979)

Conasprella kohni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, known as the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[3]

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 shell grows to a length of 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

References

• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4, 2009 Edition
• 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

Conasprella kohni es una especie de caracol de mar, molusco gasterópodo marino de la familia Conidae, conocidos como los caracoles cono, conchas cono o conos.

Distribución

Esta especie marina es endémica de las Islas Galápagos, Ecuador.

Referencias

• Finet, Y. 1996. Conus kohni. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
• Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
• Tucker J.K. (2009). Recent cone species database. September 4th 2009 Edition

Conasprella kohni é uma espécie de gastrópode da família Conidae.^[3]

É endémica do Equador.

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