- Source: 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.
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.
Distribution
This is a western Atlantic species, which occurs from Florida to Brazil, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description
Conasprella mcgintyi has elongate, many-whorled shell with a high conical spire. The external coloration is white with orange markings.
The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m. Maximum recorded depth is 219 m.
References
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
External links
Conus mcgintyi - Information. Note that the species name of this cone is incorrectly spelled on that site.
Malacolog Version 4.1.0 : A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
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Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea
"Dalliconus mcgintyi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.