Conasprella lentiginosa | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, L.A., 1844) | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Conasprella |
Species: | C. lentiginosa
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Binomial name | |
Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, 1844)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Conasprella lentiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[2]
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.
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 38 mm.
Thiis marine species occurs off Southern India and off Sri Lanka.