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Pygmaeconus visseri

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Pygmaeconus visseri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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] The species is named for J. S. de Visser, who originally collected the specimen.[2]

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

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Like other members of Pygmaeconus, the shell is less than 10mm in size and rounded. However, the shell of P. visseri has indented grooves on its body whorl instead of the raised ribs that are common to the rest of its genus.[3]

Distribution

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This marine species was found off Phuket Island, Thailand.

References

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  1. ^ a b 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
  2. ^ Delsaerdt, A. (April 1990). "Conus vesseri a new species from Phuket Island". Gloria Maris. 29 (1): 1–4.
  3. ^ Puillandre, Nicolas; Tenorio, Manuel J. (9 March 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. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyx011.
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