Conasprella orbignyi

Conasprella orbignyi, common name Orbigny's (false) cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conasprella orbignyi
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella orbignyi (Audouin, J.-V., 1831)
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. orbignyi
Binomial name
Conasprella orbignyi (Audouin, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
Bathyconus orbignyi (Audouin, 1831) Conasprella (Fusiconus) orbignyi (Audouin, 1831) · accepted, alternate representation Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973 Conus orbignyi coriolisi Röckel, Richard, & Moolenbeek, 1995 Conus planicostatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833

Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of stinging humans; therefore, live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

There is one subspecies: Conus orbignyi elokismenos Kilburn, 1975 (invalid synonym: Conus orbignyi aratus Kilburn, 1973).^[2] This subspecies is considered a species in the World Register of Marine Species as Conus elokismenos Kilburn, 1975.^[3]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 32 mm and 88 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Indo-Pacific (Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Réunion, Eastern India, Japan, New Caledonia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan) and off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).