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.
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.
Subspecies
Conasprella jaspidea jaspidea Conasprella jaspidea pealii Green, 1830
Synonyms
Conasprella jaspidea accepted, alternate representationConus acutimarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866Conus corrugatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1870Conus crebrisulcatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1857Conus exumaensis Conus jaspideus f. acutimarginatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1866 Conus jaspideus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791Conus oleiniki Conus sulcatus Mühlfeld, 1816Jaspidiconus acutimarginatus Jaspidiconus exumaensis Petuch, 2013Jaspidiconus jaspideus Jaspidiconus jaspideus f. acutimarginatus Jaspidiconus jaspideus jaspideus Jaspidiconus oleiniki Petuch, 2013
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea ; in the Atlantic Ocean off Northern Brazil.
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 30 mm.
Habitat
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 97 m.