Conus purissimus

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Conus purissimus
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Two views of a shell of Conus purissimus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. purissimus
Binomial name
Conus purissimus
Filmer, 2011
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) purissimusFilmer, 2011 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus lacteusLamarck, 1810(Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Cucullus lacteus Röding, 1798; Conus purissimus is a replacement name)
  • Asprella purissimus(Filmer, 2011)(alternative representation)
  • Graphiconus purissimus(Filmer, 2011)

Conus purissimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1] [2]

Contents

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 varies between 25 mm and 48 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 Conus purissimus Filmer, 2011 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 26 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Filmer R.M. (2011) Taxonomic review of the Conus spectrum, Conus stramineus and Conus collisus complexes (Gastropoda - Conidae) - Part I. Visaya 3(2): 23-85, at p. 33. [July 2011]


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