Pygmaeconus visseri

Pygmaeconus visseri
Scientific 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
	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

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

This marine species was found off Phuket Island, Thailand.

References

^ ^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
^ Delsaerdt, A. (April 1990). "Conus vesseri a new species from Phuket Island". Gloria Maris. 29 (1): 1–4.
^ 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.

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): 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. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.682.1.1.

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[WoRMS-1] 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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