Conasprella pepeiu

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

Conasprella pepeiu
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. pepeiu
Binomial name
Conasprella pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Bathyconus pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) accepted, alternate representation Conus pepeiu Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 (original combination) Conasprella (Fusiconus) pepeiu (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation

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 attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas.