Conus vayssierei

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

Conus vayssierei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. vayssierei
Binomial name
Conus vayssierei
Pallary, 1906
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Lautoconus) vayssierei Pallary, 1906 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus mediterraneus var. vayssierei Pallary, 1906
  • Lautoconus vayssierei (Pallary, 1906)

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.

The variety Conus vayssierei var. ossea Monterosato, 1917 is a variety of Conus vayssieri characterized by white background color and dots of purple color.

Description

The size of the shell varies between 28 mm and 40 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and in the Mediterranean Sea off North Africa.

References
  1. Conus vayssierei Pallary, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  2. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213.
  • Kobelt, W., 1906. Iconogr. Schalentr. Europ. Meeresconch, 4.
  • Pallary P., 1904–1906: Addition à la faune malacologique du Golfe de Gabès; Journal de Conchyliologie 52: 212–248, pl. 7; 54: 77–124, pl. 4
  • 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. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.


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