Conasprella mcgintyi is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.[1]
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.
This is a western Atlantic species, which occurs from Florida to Brazil, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico.
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.[2]
Minimum recorded depth is 55 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 219 m.[2]