Conasprella armiger

Conasprella armiger is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[2]

Conasprella armiger
Shell and protoconch of Conasprella armiger (holotype of the synonym Conus clarki at the Smithsonian Institution)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. armiger
Binomial name
Conasprella armiger (Crosse, 1858)
Synonyms[2]
Conasprella (Dalliconus) armiger (Crosse, 1858) · accepted, alternate representation Conus armiger Crosse, 1858 (original combination) Conus clarki Rehder & Abbott, 1951 Conus crenulatus Kiener, 1845 (invalid: junior homonym of Conus crenulatus Deshayes, 1835; Conus armiger is a replacement name) Conus frisbeyae Clench & Pulley, 1952 Dalliconus armiger (Crosse, 1858)

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.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 40 mm.^[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 35 m.^[3] Maximum recorded depth is 227 m.^[3]