Conasprella joliveti

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

Conasprella joliveti 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 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 size of the shell varies between 29 mm and 35 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Fiji, Vanuatu the Solomon Islands, and Indonesia

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835404 on 2015-03-13

• 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
• Moolenbeek, R., Röckel, D. & Bouchet, P., 2008. New records and new species of cones from deeper water off Fiji (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae). Vita Malacologica 6: 35–49

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Bathyconus joliveti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris