Conasprella perplexa (G.B.Sowerby II, 1857) is a animal in the Conidae family, order Neogastropoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Conasprella perplexa (G.B.Sowerby II, 1857)
Conasprella perplexa is a small marine cone snail with a distinct colored shell, found off the western coast of South America.
Conasprella perplexa (G.B.Sowerby II, 1857) individuals have a yellowish-white shell marked with variable spiral rows of dots and dashes. Their aperture is purple, and the shell is covered by a thin periostracum. The adult shell size ranges between 15 mm and 30 mm. This marine species is distributed in waters from Baja California, Mexico to Peru, and also occurs off the Galápagos Islands.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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