Conasprella roberti is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Conasprella roberti (Richard, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=835321 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.
Description
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
Holotype in MNHN, Paris