Conasprella insculpta

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

Conasprella insculpta
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella insculpta Kiener, L.C., 1845
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. insculpta
Binomial name
Conasprella insculpta (Kiener, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
Bathyconus hypochlorus (Tomlin, 1937) Bathyconus insculptus (Kiener, 1847) Conasprella (Fusiconus) hypochlorus (Tomlin, 1937) Conasprella (Fusiconus) insculpta (Kiener, 1847) · accepted, alternate representation Conasprella hypochlorus (Tomlin, 1937) Conus croceus E. A. Smith, 1877 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus croceus G.B. Sowerby I, 1833; C. hypochlorus is a replacement name) Conus hypochlorus Tomlin, 1937 Conus insculptus Kiener, 1847 (original combination) Fusiconus (Fusiconus) insculptus (Kiener, 1847)

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

The size of the shell varies between 18 mm and 66 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Thailand; Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the South China Sea, Taiwan and off the Northern Territory, Australia.