Conasprella tiki

Conasprella tiki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

Conasprella tiki
Shell of Conasprella tiki (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. tiki
Binomial name
Conasprella tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
Bathyconus tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) Conasprella (Fusiconus) tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) · accepted, alternate representation Conus tiki (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008) (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 varies between 14 mm and 28 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Marquesas and the Tuamotus.