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Conasprella articulata Nada cone

Conasprella articulata is commonly referred to as Nada cone. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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Conasprella-articulata-s01_20mm,found in rubble.Solomos 2021


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lexID:
15278 
AphiaID:
580166 
Scientific:
Conasprella articulata 
German:
Nada-Kegel 
English:
Nada Cone 
Category:
Snails 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neogastropoda (Order) > Conidae (Family) > Conasprella (Genus) > articulata (Species) 
Initial determination:
(G. B. Sowerby II, ), 1873 
Occurrence:
Australia, China, East Africa, Indian Ocean, Malaysia, Mascarene Islands, New Caledonia, Queensland (Australia) 
Sea depth:
Meter 
Size:
0.39" - 0.79" (1,5cm - 2,9cm) 
Food:
Carnivore, Predatory, Worms 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Highly toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
  • Conasprella aculeiformis
  • Conasprella alexandremonteiroi
  • Conasprella alisi
  • Conasprella allamandi
  • Conasprella anaglyptica
  • Conasprella aphrodite
  • Conasprella arawak
  • Conasprella arcuata
  • Conasprella armiger
  • Conasprella articulata
    Nada-Kegel
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2022-10-16 20:06:56 

Toxicity


Conasprella articulata is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Conasprella articulata, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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Conasprella articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)

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.

Feeds on poylachete worms.

Synonymised names:
Conasprella (Conasprella) articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) · alternate representation
Conus (Pionoconus) tosaensis Shikama, 1970 · unaccepted
Conus articulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 · unaccepted (original combination)
Conus lombei G. B. Sowerby III, 1881 · unaccepted
Conus tosaensis Shikama, 1970 · unaccepted
Endemoconus nadaensis M. Azuma & Toki, 1970 · unaccepted
Profundiconus articulatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) · unaccepted

External links

  1. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 16.10.2022.
  2. WoRMS (en). Abgerufen am 16.10.2022.

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Conasprella-articulata-s01_20mm,found in rubble.Solomos 2021
Conasprella-articulata-s01_20mm,found in rubble.Solomos 2021

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