Conasprella wakayamaensis
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Conasprella wakayamaensis

Conasprella wakayamaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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.

Appearance

The size of the shell varies between 24 mm and 33 mm.

Distribution

Geography

This marine species occurs off Taiwan and Japan; also in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea

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References

1. Conasprella wakayamaensis Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conasprella_wakayamaensis
2. Conasprella wakayamaensis on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/192875/2178654

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