Conasprella sieboldii

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

Conasprella sieboldii
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella sieboldii (Reeve, L.A., 1848)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. sieboldii
Binomial name
Conasprella sieboldii (Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Endemoconus) sieboldii (Reeve, 1848) · accepted, alternate representation Conus petricosus Azuma, 1961 Conus rarimaculatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 Conus sieboldii Reeve, 1848 (original combination) Conus sieboldii petricosus (f) Azuma, M., 1961 Endemoconus sieboldii (Reeve, 1848) Yeddoconus sieboldii (Reeve, 1848)

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 51 mm and 129 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and Taiwan.