Conasprella geeraertsi

Conasprella geeraertsi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. geeraertsi
Binomial name
Conasprella geeraertsi (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017)
Synonyms
Conasprella eugrammata f. geeraertsi (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017) Conus geeraertsi Poppe & Tagaro, 2017 (original combination)

Conasprella geeraertsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]

This snail is predatory and venomous and is capable of "stinging" humans.

Description

Distribution

This marine species of cone snail occurs off the Philippines.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conasprella geeraertsi (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1338141 on 2020-09-07

• Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2017). New Conidae from the central Philippines. Visaya. 4(6): 5-18. page(s): 9, pl. 4
• Poppe G.T. (2019). About the Conidae from the Mactan Channel and related species. Visaya. 5(2): 49-53.