Conasprella simonei

Conasprella simonei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.^[1]

Conasprella simonei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. simonei
Binomial name
Conasprella simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Ximeniconus) simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) · accepted, alternate representation Conus simonei (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014) Jaspidiconus simonei Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014 (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 of the shell attains 27 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.