Conasprella centurio facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conasprella centurio
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conasprella centurio (Born, I. von, 1778)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Conasprella (Kohniconus) centurio (Born, 1778) · accepted, alternate representation Conus bifasciatus Gmelin, 1791 Conus centurio Born, 1778 (original combination) Conus centurio f. caribaensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968 Conus centurio f. cruzensis Nowell-Usticke, 1968 Conus centurio var. antillensis Sander, 1982 Conus tribunus Gmelin, 1791 Conus woolseyi M. Smith, 1946 Kohniconus centurio (Born, 1778)

Conasprella centurio 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 capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

Distribution

Locus typicus: (designated by Clench) - Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo,
(Dominican Republic).

A Western Atlantic species known from the continental shelf of Guyana
and Northern South America and from Monos Isl. Trinidad,
also from St.Vincent and Barbados, in the Lesser Antilles.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 85.5 mm.

Conus centurio Born, I. von, 1778

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 2 m. Maximum recorded depth is 175 m.