Pseudolilliconus kuiperi

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

Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pseudolilliconus
Species:
P. kuiperi
Binomial name
Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
(Moolenbeek, 2006)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Conus (Lilliconus) kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006 (basionym)
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pseudolilliconus kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006

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 attains 5.9 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Oman.

References
  1. Moolenbeek. 2006. Basteria Supplement: Suppl 3 Pages: 83-85. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pseudolilliconus kuiperi (Moolenbeek, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581131 on 2020-09-08
  • Moolenbeek R.G. 2006. Conus (Lilliconus) kuiperi spec. nov. (Gastropoda, Conidae), from the Sultanate of Oman. Basteria, supplement 3: 83–85
  • The Conus Biodiversity website
  • "Pseudolilliconus kuiperi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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