Conasprella henriquei

Conasprella henriquei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. henriquei
Binomial name
Conasprella henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
Coltroconus henriquei Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (original combination) Conasprella (Coltroconus) henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Conus henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)

Conasprella henriquei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc 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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea.

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella henriquei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834386 on 2015-03-02

• Petuch E.J. & Myers R.F. (2014) New species of Conidae and Conilithidae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from the Bahamas, eastern Caribbean, and Brazil. Xenophora Taxonomy 3: 26–46.
• 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

• "Coltroconus henriquei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.