Conasprella iansa

Conasprella iansa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conasprella iansa
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella iansa (Petuch, E.J., 1979)
Scientific classification
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[1]
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)

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