Conasprella pseudokimioi

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| taxon = Conasprella pseudokimioi

| image = Conus pseudokimioi 1.jpg

| image2 = Conus pseudokimioi 2.jpg

| image_caption =Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella pseudokimioi (Motta, A.J. da & P. Martin, 1982)

|status = DD

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{Cite iucn |title=Conus pseudokimioi |author=Duda, T. |name-list-style=amp |page= e.T192565A2117358 |date= 2013 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192565A2117358.en |access-date=20 July 2024}}

| authority = (da Motta & Martin, 1982)

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| synonyms =

  • Asprella pseudokimioi (da Motta & Martin, 1982)
  • Conasprella (Boucheticonus) pseudokimioi (da Motta & Martin, 1982) · accepted, alternate representation
  • Continuconus pseudokimioi (da Motta & Martin, 1982)
  • Conus pseudokimioi da Motta & Martin, 1982 (original combination)

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Conasprella pseudokimioi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pseudokimioi (da Motta & Martin, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834384 on 2015-03-02

Like all species within the genus Conasprella, these 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 16 mm and 26 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mindanao, the Philippines.

References

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  • [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]