Pygmaeconus visseri
Pygmaeconus visseri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Clade: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Pygmaeconus |
Species: | P. visseri |
Binomial name | |
Pygmaeconus visseri (Delsaerdt, 1990) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Pygmaeconus visseri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these 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 8 mm.
Distribution
This marine species was found off Phuket Island, Thailand
References
- 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus visseri (Delsaerdt, 1990). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986850 on 2018-02-11
- Delsaerdt, A. 1990. Conus visseri a new species from Phuket Island. Note on Conus coffeae Gmelin, 1791. Gloria Maris 29(1):1-4, figs. 1-10
- 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476.
- Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Gastropods.com: Pseudolilliconus visseri
- Puillandre N. & Tenorio M.J. (2017). A question of rank: DNA sequences and radula characters reveal a new genus of cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 83(2): 200-210
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 682: 1–1295.
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