Conasprella longurionis

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

Conasprella longurionis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, L.C., 1847)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. longurionis
Binomial name
Conasprella longurionis (Kiener, 1847)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Fusiconus) longurionis (Kiener, 1847) · accepted, alternate representation Conus kantanganus da Motta, 1982 Conus longurionis Kiener, 1847 (original combination) Fusiconus longurionis (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 28 mm and 46 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off East Africa and from Taiwan to Sri Lanka