Conus purissimus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.[1][2]
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| Two views of a shell of Conus purissimus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. purissimus
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| Conus purissimus Filmer, 2011
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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 edit
The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 48 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species occurs off Indonesia.
References edit
- ^ a b 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]
- 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.
- 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
External links edit
- 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
- "Graphiconus purissimus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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