Conus visseri
| Conus visseri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Clade: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. visseri |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus visseri Delsaerdt, 1990 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Conus 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 Conus visseri Delsaerdt, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- 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.
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