Conasprella mcgintyi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1955). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835304 on 2015-03-15
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 This is a western Atlantic species, which occurs from Florida to Brazil, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico.
Description Conasprella mcgintyi has elongate, many-whorled shell with a high conical spire. The external coloration is white with orange markings.
The maximum recorded shell length is 52.2 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. .
Habitat Minimum recorded depth is 55 m. Maximum recorded depth is 219 m.
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
External links
Conus mcgintyi - Information. Note that the species name of this cone is incorrectly spelled on that site. Malacolog Version 4.1.0 : A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca photo Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea