Conasprella saecularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
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| Apertural view of shell of Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898), measuring 21.8 mm in height, trawled at 80 fms. off Aliguay Island, in the Philippines | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conasprella |
| Species: | C. saecularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898)
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 17 mm and 40 mm.
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Distribution edit
The marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf and in the Western Pacific.
References edit
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella saecularis (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835418 on 2015-03-15
External links edit
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Bathyconus saecularis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
Gallery edit
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Conasprella saecularis (museum specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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