Conus vayssierei
| Conus vayssierei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. vayssierei |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus vayssierei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][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.
The variety Conus vayssierei var. ossea Monterosato, 1917 is a synonym of Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791
Description
The size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea off North Africa.
References
- 1 2 Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213.
- Kobelt, W., 1906. Iconogr. Schalentr. Europ. Meeresconch, 4.
- Pallary P., 1904-1906: Addition à la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gabès; Journal de Conchyliologie 52: 212-248, pl. 7; 54: 77-124, pl. 4
- 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.
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