Pygmaeconus visseri

Pygmaeconus visseri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Pygmaeconus
Species:	P. visseri
Binomial name
Pygmaeconus visseri (Delsaerdt, 1990)
Synonyms[1]
Conus (Pseudolilliconus) visseri Delsaerdt, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation Conus visseri Delsaerdt, 1990 (original combination) Pseudolilliconus visseri (Delsaerdt, 1990)

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.

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Distribution[]

This marine species was found off Phuket Island, Thailand

References[]

• 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. PMID 26300576.
• 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
• "Pseudolilliconus visseri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• 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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