Conasprella dieteri

Conasprella dieteri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. dieteri
Binomial name
Conasprella dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
Bathyconus dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) Conasprella (Fusiconus) dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation Conus dieteri Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination)

Conasprella dieteri 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 attains 17 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas Islands.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=751385 on 2015-03-09

• Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2013) Illustrated catalog of the living cone shells. 517 pp. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing.
• 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
• "Bathyconus dieteri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris