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

Conus purissimus
Two views of a shell of Conus purissimus (museum specimens at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Conus
Species:
C. purissimus
Binomial name
Conus purissimus
Filmer, 2011
Synonyms[1]
  • Conus (Splinoconus) purissimus Filmer, 2011 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus lacteus Lamarck, 1810 (Invalid: junior secondary homonym of Cucullus lacteus Röding, 1798; Conus purissimus is a replacement name)
  • Asprella purissimus (Filmer, 2011) (alternative representation)
  • Graphiconus purissimus (Filmer, 2011)

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

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The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 48 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b Conus purissimus Filmer, 2011. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ 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]
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  • 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.