Conasprella roatanensis

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

Conasprella roatanensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. roatanensis
Binomial name
Conasprella roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) · accepted, alternate representation Conus roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011) Jaspidiconus roatanensis Petuch & Sargent, 2011 (original combination)

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 shell varies between 13 and 16 mm (0.51 and 0.63 in).

Distribution

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Bay Islands, Honduras