Conus pseudimperialis

Conus pseudimperialis
Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Conus pseudimperialis Moolenbeek, R.G., A. Zandbergen & Ph. Bouchet, 2008
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Conidae
Genus:	Conus
Species:	C. pseudimperialis
Binomial name
Conus pseudimperialis Moolenbeek, Zandbergen, & Bouchet, 2008
Synonyms
Conus (Stephanoconus) pseudimperialis Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008 · accepted, alternate representation Rhombiconus pseudimperialis (Moolenbeek, Zandbergen & Bouchet, 2008)

Conus pseudimperialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.

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 37 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to the Marquesas.

References

• Moolenbeek R.G., Zandbergen A. & Bouchet P. (2008) Conus (Gastropoda, Conidae) from the Marquesas Archipelago: description of a new endemic offshore fauna. Vita Malacologica 6: 19–34.
• 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

• The Conus Biodiversity website
• "Rhombiconus pseudimperialis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
• Holotype in MNHN, Paris