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
Synonyms
- Conasprella (Ximeniconus) jaspidea <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> accepted, alternate representation
- Conus acutimarginatus <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1866</small>
- Conus corrugatus <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1870</small>
- Conus crebrisulcatus <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1857</small>
- Conus exumaensis <small>(Petuch, 2013)</small>
- Conus jaspideus f. acutimarginatus <small>G. B. Sowerby II, 1866</small> (unavailable name: infrasubspecific rank)
- Conus jaspideus jaspideus <small>Gmelin, 1791</small>
- Conus oleiniki <small>(Petuch, 2013)</small>
- Conus sulcatus <small>Mühlfeld, 1816</small>
- Jaspidiconus acutimarginatus <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)</small>
- Jaspidiconus exumaensis <small>Petuch, 2013</small>
- Jaspidiconus jaspideus <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Jaspidiconus jaspideus f. acutimarginatus <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1866)</small>
- Jaspidiconus jaspideus jaspideus <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Jaspidiconus oleiniki <small>Petuch, 2013</small>
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea (off Guadeloupe); 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.
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