Conasprella roberti
Shell of Conasprella roberti (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conasprella
Species:	C. roberti
Binomial name
Conasprella roberti (Richard, 2009)
Synonyms[1]
Conasprella (Dalliconus) roberti (Richard, 2009) · accepted, alternate representation Conus roberti Richard, 2009 (original combination) Dalliconus roberti (Richard, 2009)

Conasprella roberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.^[1]

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.

Description

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding missing information. (June 2015)

The size of the shell attains 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.

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
• Richard, G., 2009. Conus roberti spec. nov., (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Conidae) de Guadeloupe, Antilles françaises et le groupe "Fusiconus" dans la province caraïbéenne. Annales de la Société des Sciences naturelles de Charente-Maritime 9(9): 921-928

External links

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Dalliconus roberti". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris

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