Conasprella kimioi

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

Conasprella kimioi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella kimioi (Habe, T., 1965)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. kimioi
Binomial name
Conasprella kimioi (Habe, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Boucheticonus) kimioi (Habe, 1965) · accepted, alternate representation Conus kimioi (Habe, 1965) Duodenticonus kimioi (Habe, 1965) Rhizoconus kimioi Habe, 1965 (original combination) Yeddoconus kimioi (Habe, 1965)

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 13 mm and 23 mm.

Their functional type is benthos.^[1]

Their feeding type is predatory.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan to the Philippines; off the Chesterfield Islands, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia.