Conasprella iansa

Conasprella iansa
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella iansa (Petuch, E.J., 1979)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. iansa
Binomial name
	Conasprella iansa; (Petuch, 1979)
Synonyms
	Coltroconus bodarti (Coltro, 2004); Coltroconus delucai (Coltro, 2004); Coltroconus iansa (Petuch, 1979); Coltroconus iansa f. delucai (Coltro, 2004) (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank); Coltroconus iansa f. schirrmeisteri (Coltro, 2004) (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank); Coltroconus schirrmeisteri (Coltro, 2004); Conasprella (Coltroconus) iansa (Petuch, 1979) · accepted, alternate representation; Conus bodarti Coltro, 2004; Conus delucai Coltro, 2004; Conus iansa Petuch, 1979 (original combination); Conus iansa f. delucai Coltro, 2004 (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank); Conus iansa f. schirrmeisteri Coltro, 2004 (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank); Conus schirrmeisteri Coltro, 2004; Jaspidiconus iansa (Petuch, 1979);

Conasprella iansa 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 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 11 mm and 16 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Abrolhos Archipelago, Eastern Brazil

References

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella iansa (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834388 on 2015-03-02

Coltro, J. Jr. 2004. New species of Conidae from northeastern Brazil (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Strombus 11: 1–16.
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
"Jaspidiconus mindanus mindanus iansa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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[WoRMS-1] Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella iansa (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834388 on 2015-03-02

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