Conasprella lizarum

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| taxon = Conasprella lizarum

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| authority = (G. Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992)

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| synonyms_ref = Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lizarum (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835409 on 2015-03-13

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  • Conasprella (Fusiconus) lizarum (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus lizarum (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992)
  • Fumiconus lizarum (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992)
  • Fusiconus lizarum (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992)
  • Hermes lizarum G. Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992

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Conasprella lizarum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 20 mm and 36 mm.

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Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

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  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • [https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/mollus/eyu055 Puillandre N., Duda T.F., Meyer C., Olivera B.M. & Bouchet P. (2015). One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81: 1–23.]