Conus purissimus
| Conus purissimus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Subfamily: | Coninae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. purissimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Conus purissimus Filmer, 2011 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Conus purissimus 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.
References
- ↑ Conus purissimus Filmer, 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
- ↑ 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]
External links
- 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]
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- See image at Gastropods.com http://www.gastropods.com/8/Shell_67878.shtml