Pseudolilliconus korni

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

Pseudolilliconus korni
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Pseudolilliconus korni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pseudolilliconus
Species:
P. korni
Binomial name
Pseudolilliconus korni
(G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993)
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Leptoconus) korni G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993 (basionym)
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) korni G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus korni G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993 (original combination)

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 4 mm and 13 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Aden and off Somalia.

References
  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pseudolilliconus korni (G. Raybaudi Massilia, 1993). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581132 on 2020-09-08
  • Raybaudi Massilia G. (1993). From the Gulf of Aden and Somalia: Conus (Leptoconus) korni n. sp. La Conchiglia. 25(267): 24-28, 19 figs.
  • Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.
  • Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp
  • 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
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Pseudolilliconus korni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Cone Shells - Knights of the Sea


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