''Conasprella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Conidae
Conidae, with the current common name of " cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Conoidea.
The 2014 classification of the superfamily Conoidea, group ...
, the
cone snails
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and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=428971 on 2015-02-28] This genus was formerly (February 2015) treated by some experts as a member of the family
Conilithidae
Conilithidae is a proposed taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, specifically cone snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea, the cone snails and their allies.Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic clas ...
and as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.
Distinguishing characteristics
The
Tucker & Tenorio 2009 taxonomy distinguishes ''Conasprella'' from ''Conus'' in the following ways:
[Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009), Systematic Classification of Recent and Fossil Conoidean Gastropods, ConchBooks, Hankenheim, Germany, 295 pp.]
* Genus ''Conus'' ''
sensu stricto
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'' Linnaeus, 1758
:: Shell characters (living and fossil species)
:::The basic shell shape is conical to elongated conical, has a deep anal notch on the shoulder, a smooth
periostracum
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and a small
operculum. The shoulder of the shell is usually nodulose and the
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also calle ...
is usually multispiral. Markings often include the presence of tents except for black or white color variants, with the absence of spiral lines of minute tents and textile bars.
::Radular tooth (not known for fossil species)
:::The
radula
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has an elongated anterior section with serrations and a large exposed terminating cusp, a non-obvious waist, blade is either small or absent and has a short barb, and lacks a basal spur.
::Geographical distribution
:::These species are found in the
Indo-Pacific
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region.
::Feeding habits
:::These species eat other
gastropods including
cones
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, circular) to a point called the apex or vertex.
A cone is formed by a set of line segments, half-lines, or lines co ...
.
* Genus ''Conasprella'' Thiele, 1929
::Shell characters (living and fossil species)
:::The
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also calle ...
is multispiral with 2.5 whorls, the shell is conical in shape, the spire is elevated, the early whorls have nodules at the periphery. The body whorl has evenly spaced cords or sulci that reach the midbody to the shoulder, and the whorls may have cords on top. The anterior notch is absent and the anal notch is deep. The
periostracum
The periostracum ( ) is a thin, organic coating (or "skin") that is the outermost layer of the shell of many shelled animals, including molluscs and brachiopods. Among molluscs, it is primarily seen in snails and clams, i.e. in gastropods a ...
is smooth, and the operculum is small.
::Radular tooth (not known for fossil species)
:::The blade is short and covers one-third of the anterior section of the
radular tooth. The posterior blade is absent, a basal spur is present, and the barb is short. A shaft fold and interior posterior fold is present, however the shaft fold is difficult to detect.
::Geographical distribution
:::These species are found throughout the Indo-Pacific region.
::Feeding habits
:::These species are presumed to be
vermivorous (meaning that they prey on marine worms) based upon their
radula
The radula (, ; plural radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by molluscs for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food ...
r
morphology
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.
Species list
This list of species is based on the information in the
World Register of Marine Species
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) list. Species within the genus ''Conasprella'' include:
According to the 2014 taxonomy, the following species include the following subgenera: ''Boucheticonus'', ''Coltroconus'', ''Conasprella'', ''Dalliconus'', ''Endemoconus'', ''Fusiconus'', ''Kohniconus'', ''Lilliconus'', ''Parviconus'', ''Pseudoconorbis'', and ''Ximenoconus'', as well as ''
Conasprella delessertii
''Conasprella delessertii'', common name Sozon's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
This species couldn't be placed in any subgenus of ''Conasprella'' and is th ...
'' (Récluz, 1843), a species "incertae sedes".
[ 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](_blank)
/ref> These subgenera are accepted and are considered alternative representations.
* ''Conasprella aculeiformis
''Conasprella aculeiformis'', common name the spindle cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella aculeiformis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Ac ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''Conasprella agassizi
''Conasprella agassizi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conasprella agassizi (Dall, 1886). Accessed through: World Register ...
'' (Dall, 1886)
* ''Conasprella ageri
''Conasprella ageri'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ageri Hendricks, 2015 †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through ...
'' Hendricks, 2015
* ''Conasprella alexandremonteiroi
''Conasprella alexandremonteiroi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella alexandremonteiroi (Cossignani, 2014). Accessed through: Worl ...
'' (Cossignani, 2014)
* ''Conasprella alisi
''Conasprella alisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella alisi (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995). Accessed through: World Register o ...
'' (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Richard, 1995)
* ''Conasprella allamandi
''Conasprella allamandi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch, 2013)
* ''Conasprella anacarolinae
''Conasprella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...
'' Cossignani, 2019
* ''Conasprella anaglyptica
''Conasprella anaglyptica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella anaglyptica (Crosse, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
'' (Crosse, 1865)
* ''Conasprella aphrodite
''Conasprella aphrodite'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella aphrodite (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
'' (Petuch, 1979)
* ''Conasprella aquitanica
''Conasprella aquitanica'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella aquitanica (Mayer, 1858) †. Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' (Mayer, 1858)
* ''Conasprella arawak
''Conasprella arawak'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella arawak (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed thr ...
'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella arcuata
''Conasprella arcuata'', common name the arched cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella arcuata (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829). Acc ...
'' (Broderip & G. B. Sowerby I, 1829)
* ''Conasprella armiger
''Conasprella armiger'' 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capabl ...
'' (Crosse, 1858)
* ''Conasprella articulata
''Conasprella articulata'', common name the Nada cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Conidae, the Conus, cone snails and their allies.
Like all species within the genus ''Conasprella'', th ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)
* ''Conasprella aturensis
''Conasprella aturensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessa ...
'' (Peyrot, 1931)
* ''Conasprella baccata
''Conasprella baccata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella baccata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1877)
* '' Conasprella baileyi'' (Röckel & da Motta, 1979)
* ''Conasprella bajanensis
''Conasprella bajanensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella bajanensis (Nowell-Usticke, 1968). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed throu ...
'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1968)
* '' Conasprella berschaueri'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella berwerthi
''Conasprella berwerthi'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella berwerthi (Hoernes & Auinger, 1879) †. Accessed through: Wo ...
'' (Hoernes & Auinger, 1879)
* '' Conasprella bianchii'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella boholensis
''Conasprella boholensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella boholensis (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (Petuch, 1979)
* ''Conasprella booti
''Conasprella booti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella booti (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017). Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* ''Conasprella boriqua
''Conasprella boriqua'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016)
* ''Conasprella boucheti
''Conasprella boucheti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella boucheti (Richard, 1983). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Richard, 1983)
* ''Conasprella bozzettii
''Conasprella bozzettii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella bozzettii. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...
'' (Lauer, 1991)
* ''Conasprella burckhardti
''Conasprella burckhardti'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella burckhardti (Böse, 1906) †. Accessed through: World Regi ...
'' (Böse, 1906)
* '' Conasprella carlagrezziae'' (Petuch, Coltro & Berschauer, 2020)
* ''Conasprella carvalhoi
''Conasprella carvalhoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
* ''Conasprella centurio
''Conasprella centurio'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessar ...
'' (Born, 1778)
* '' Conasprella cercadensis'' (Maury, 1917)
* '' Conasprella chaac'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* ''Conasprella chinchorroensis
''Conasprella chinchorroensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not nec ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* '' Conasprella coletteae'' (Petuch, 2013)
* ''Conasprella comatosa
''Conasprella comatosa'', common name comatose cone, 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 snails are predatory an ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1904)
* ''Conasprella coriolisi
''Conasprella coriolisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coriolisi (Röckel, Richard & Moolenbeek, 1995). Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' (Moolenbeek & Richard, 1995)
* ''Conasprella coromandelica
''Conasprella coromandelicus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella coromandelica (E. A. Smith, 1894). Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (E. A. Smith, 1894)
* ''Conasprella crabosi
''Conasprella crabosi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* '' Conasprella culebrana'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016)
* ''Conasprella damasoi
''Conasprella damasoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessaril ...
'' (Cossignani, 2007)
* ''Conasprella damasomonteiroi
''Conasprella damasomonteiroi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella damasomonteiroi (Petuch & Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). ...
'' (Petuch & Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella delessertii
''Conasprella delessertii'', common name Sozon's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
This species couldn't be placed in any subgenus of ''Conasprella'' and is th ...
'' (Récluz, 1843)
* ''Conasprella dictator
''Conasprella dictator'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella dictator (Melvill, 1898). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Melvill, 1898)
* ''Conasprella dieteri
''Conasprella dieteri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella dieteri (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Regis ...
'' (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
* ''Conasprella edpetuchi
''Conasprella edpetuchi'' also known as ''Conasprella (Dalliconus) edpetuchi'', and originally described as ''Dalliconus edpetuchi'', is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and t ...
'' (Monnier, Limpalaër, Roux & Berschauer, 2015)
* ''Conasprella elegans
''Conasprella elegans'' 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capabl ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)
* ''Conasprella elokismenos
''Conasprella elokismenos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, commonly known as cone snails.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella elokismenos (Kilburn, 1975). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (Kilburn, 1975)
* ''Conasprella emarginata
''Conasprella emarginata'' 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 ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
* '' Conasprella ericmonnieri'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella eucoronata
''Conasprella eucoronata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella eucoronata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903). Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
* '' Conasprella eugrammata'' (Bartsch & Rehder, 1943)
* ''Conasprella fenzani
''Conasprella fenzani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family of Conidae, and the cone snails plus their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella fenzani (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
* ''Conasprella ferreirai
''Conasprella ferreirai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
* ''Conasprella fijiensis
''Conasprella fijiensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella fijiensis (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Re ...
'' (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
* '' Conasprella fluviamaris'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
* ''Conasprella geeraertsi
''Conasprella geeraertsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessar ...
'' (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017)
* ''Conasprella gordyi
''Conasprella gordyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessaril ...
'' (Röckel & Bondarev, 2000)
* '' Conasprella gregorioi'' (Crabos & G. S. P. Oliveira, 2021)
* ''Conasprella grohi
''Conasprella grohi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily ...
'' (Tenorio & Poppe, 2004)
* ''Conasprella gubernatrix
''Conasprella gubernatrix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella gubernatrix (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Accessed through: World Re ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* '' Conasprella guidopoppei'' (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 2005)
* '' Conasprella henckesi'' (Coltro, 2004)
* ''Conasprella henriquei
''Conasprella henriquei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessar ...
'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* '' Conasprella herndli'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* '' Conasprella hivana'' (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
* ''Conasprella hopwoodi
''Conasprella hopwoodi'' 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 c ...
'' (Tomlin, 1937)
* ''Conasprella howelli
''Conasprella howelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella howelli (Iredale, 1929). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Iredale, 1929)
* ''Conasprella iansa
''Conasprella iansa'' 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable o ...
'' (Petuch, 1979)
* ''Conasprella icapui
''Conasprella icapui'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella icapui (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella ichinoseana
''Conasprella ichinoseana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...
'' (Kuroda, 1956)
* ''Conasprella imitator
''Conasprella imitator'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella imitator (A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911) †. Accessed through: ...
'' (A. P. Brown & Pilsbry, 1911)
* ''Conasprella insculpta
''Conasprella insculpta'', common name the engraved cone, 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 ...
'' (Kiener, 1847)
* ''Conasprella ione
''Conasprella ione'', common name the ione cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella ione (Fulton, 1938). Accessed through: World Registe ...
'' (Fulton, 1938)
* ''Conasprella itapua
''Conasprella itapua'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessarily, ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella ixchel
''Conasprella ixchel'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella ixchel (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017). Accessed through: World Re ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* ''Conasprella janapatriceae
''Conasprella janapatriceae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella janapatriceae (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016). Accessed throu ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016)
* ''Conasprella janowskyae
''Conasprella janowskyae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella janowskyae (Tucker & Tenorio, 2011). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
'' (J. K. Tucker & Tenorio, 2011)
* ''Conasprella jaspidea
''Conasprella jaspidea'', common name the Jasper cone, is a species of sea snail, a small cone snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella jaspidea (Gmelin, 1791). I ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* '' Conasprella joanae'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella joliveti
''Conasprella joliveti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella joliveti (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008). Accessed through: World Regi ...
'' (Moolenbeek, Röckel & Bouchet, 2008)
* ''Conasprella josei
''Conasprella josei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella josei (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2016)
* ''Conasprella kantangana
''Conasprella kantangana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella kantangana (da Motta, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
'' (da Motta, 1982)
* '' Conasprella kellyae'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* ''Conasprella keppensi
''Conasprella keppensi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella keppensi (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018). Accessed through: World Register ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella kimioi
''Conasprella kimioi'' 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 snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable ...
'' (Habe, 1965)
* ''Conasprella kitteredgei
''Conasprella kitteredgei'' is a species of fossil sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella kitteredgei (Maury, 1917) †. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Acc ...
'' (Maury, 1917)
* ''Conasprella kohni
''Conasprella kohni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae
Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod ...
'' (McLean & Nybakken, 1979)
* '' Conasprella laudelinoi'' (Crabos & G. S. P. Oliveira, 2021)
* ''Conasprella lemuriana
''Conasprella lemuriana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella lemuriana Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018. Accessed thro ...
'' Monnier, Tenorio, Bouchet & Puillandre, 2018
* ''Conasprella lenhilli
''Conasprella lenhilli'', common name the brown-flamed cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lenhilli (Cargile, 1998). Accessed throu ...
'' (Cargile, 1998)
* ''Conasprella lentiginosa
''Conasprella lentiginosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lentiginosa (Reeve, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''Conasprella levenensis
''Conasprella levenensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella levenensis (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017). Accessed through: World Regist ...
'' (Monnier & Tenorio, 2017)
* ''Conasprella lindapowersae
''Conasprella lindapowersae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella lindapowersae (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017). Accessed through: Worl ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
* ''Conasprella lizarum
''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 ca ...
'' (Raybaudi Massilia & da Motta, 1992)
* ''Conasprella longurionis
''Conasprella longurionis'' 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 ...
'' (Kiener, 1847)
* ''Conasprella lorenzi
''Conasprella lorenzi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella lorenzi Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
'' Monnier & Limpalaër, 2012
* '' Conasprella lucida'' (W. Wood, 1828)
* '' Conasprella lusca'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2017)
* ''Conasprella mahogani
''Conasprella mahogani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mahogani (Reeve, 1843). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' (Reeve, 1843)
* '' Conasprella marcusi'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016)
* '' Conasprella marinae'' (Petuch & Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella masinoi
''Conasprella masinoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella masinoi (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016). Accessed through: World Regis ...
'' (Petuch, Berschauer & Poremski, 2016)
* ''Conasprella mazei
''Conasprella mazei'', common name Maze's cone, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae
Conidae, with the current common name of "cone snails", is a taxonomic family (previously subfamily) of pr ...
'' (Deshayes, 1874)
* ''Conasprella mcgintyi
''Conasprella mcgintyi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of ...
'' (Pilsbry, 1955)
* ''Conasprella memiae
''Conasprella memiae'', common name Memi's cone, 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 snails are predatory and ...
'' (Habe & Kosuge, 1970)
* ''Conasprella mindana
''Conasprella mindana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mindana (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed throug ...
'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
* '' Conasprella minutissima'' Harzhauser & Landau, 2016
* ''Conasprella nereis
''Conasprella nereis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). Conasprella nereis (Petuch, 1979). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
'' (Petuch, 1979)
* '' Conasprella ogum'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella olangoensis
''Conasprella olangoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Conasprella olangoensis (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017). Accessed thr ...
'' (Poppe & Tagaro, 2017)
* ''Conasprella orbignyi
''Conasprella orbignyi'', common name ''Orbigny's (false) cone'', 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 ''Conus'', these snails are pre ...
'' (Audouin, 1831)
* ''Conasprella otohimeae
''Conasprella otohimeae'', common name Otohime's cone, 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 snails are predator ...
'' (Kuroda & Itô, 1961)
* ''Conasprella pacei
''Conasprella pacei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pacei (Petuch, 1987). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...
'' (Petuch, 1987)
* ''Conasprella pagoda
''Conasprella pagoda'', common name the pagoda cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pagoda (Kiener, 1847). Accessed through: World Re ...
'' (Kiener, 1847)
* ''Conasprella paumotu
''Conasprella paumotu'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Rabiller & Richard, 2014)
* ''Conasprella pepeiu
''Conasprella pepeiu'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessaril ...
'' (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)
* ''Conasprella perplexa
''Conasprella perplexa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella perplexa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: ...
'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1857)
* ''Conasprella pfluegeri
''Conasprella pfluegeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella pfluegeri (Petuch, 2003). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World ...
'' (Petuch, 2003)
* '' Conasprella philippequiquandoni'' (Cossignani, 2019)
* ''Conasprella pomponeti
''Conasprella pomponeti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch & Myers, 2014)
* ''Conasprella poremskii
''Conasprella poremskii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella poremskii (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Acces ...
'' (Petuch & R. F. Myers, 2014)
* '' Conasprella prugnaudorum'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2018)
* ''Conasprella pseudokimioi
''Conasprella pseudokimioi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not nece ...
'' (da Motta & Martin, 1982)
* '' Conasprella pseudorbignyi'' (Röckel & Lan, 1981)
* ''Conasprella puncticulata
''Conasprella puncticulata'' 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 family ''Conidae'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capa ...
'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
* ''Conasprella pusio
''Conus pusio'' 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 ''Conus'', these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stingi ...
'' (Hwass in Bruguière, 1792)
* '' Conasprella rachelae'' (Petuch, 1988)
* ''Conasprella rainesae
''Conasprella rainesae'', common name Maze's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequ ...
'' (McGinty, 1953)
* ''Conasprella ramalhoi
''Conasprella ramalhoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessar ...
'' (Coomans, Moolenbeek & Wils, 1986)
* ''Conasprella ramosorum
''Conasprella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...
'' (Petuch & Berschauer, 2019)
* ''Conasprella raoulensis
''Conasprella raoulensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella raoulensis (Powell, 1958). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
'' (Powell, 1958)
* ''Conasprella roatanensis
''Conasprella roatanensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roatanensis (Petuch & Sargent, 2011). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed t ...
'' (Petuch & Sargent, 2011)
* ''Conasprella roberti
''Conasprella roberti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roberti (Richard, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
'' (Richard, 2009)
* ''Conasprella rutila
''Conasprella rutila'', common name the burnished cone, 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 pr ...
'' (Menke, 1843)
* '' Conasprella saecularis'' (Melvill, 1898)
* ''Conasprella sargenti
''Conasprella sargenti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails
A cone is a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base (frequently, though not necessari ...
'' (Petuch, 2013)
* ''