Conasprella grohi

Conasprella grohi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

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 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

Gallery

Conasprella grohi Tenorio, M.J. & G.T. Poppe, 2004

References

^ Tenorio & Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 20–30. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella grohi (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835335 on 2015-03-10

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
"Yeddoconus spirofilis grohi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[1] Tenorio & Poppe. 2004. Visaya 1 : 20–30. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.

[WoRMS-2] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella grohi (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835335 on 2015-03-10

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