Conasprella baileyi

Conasprella baileyi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella baileyi (Motta, A.J. da & D. Rockel, 1979)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. baileyi
Binomial name
Conasprella baileyi (Röckel & da Motta, 1979)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Conasprella) baileyi (Röckel & da Motta, 1979) · accepted, alternate representation Conus baileyi Röckel & da Motta, 1979 (original combination)

Conasprella baileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]

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.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 32 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific (the Philippines, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Loyalty Islands) and off Queensland, Australia.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella baileyi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580167 on 2015-03-01

• Röckel, D. & Motta, A.J. da 1979. New Cone from the Solomon Sea. La Conchiglia 11(126–127): 9
• Röckel, D., Korn, W. & Kohn, A.J. 1995. Manual of the Living Conidae. Volume 1: Indo-Pacific Region. Wiesbaden : Hemmen 517 pp
• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp
• Rabiller M. & Richard G. , 2014. Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from offshore French Polynesia: Description of dredging from TARASOC expedition, with new records and new species. Xenophora Taxonomy 5: 26-49
• 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

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• "Conasprella baileyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.