ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – SNAILS – PELSENEERI TROPHON (TROPHON PELSENEERI)

Animals - Molluscs - Snails

Pelseneeri Trophon (Trophon pelseneeri)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family :Muricidae
Genus : Trophon
Species : T. Pelseneeri

Description:

The Pelseneeri Trophon(Trophon pelseneeri) is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Binomial Name:

Name : Trophon pelseneeri
Taxonomist : Edgar Albert Smith (London - England)
Year : 1915
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : Trophon d'Orbignyi

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 4 of 4, from Molluscs Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value:UYP 5

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – SNAILS – RIBBON CONE (CONUS LEMNISCATUS)

Animals - Molluscs - Snails

Ribbon Cone (Conus lemniscatus)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family :Conidae
Genus : Conus
Species : C. Lemniscatus

Description:

Conus lemniscatus, common name the ribbon cone, 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.

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 65 mm. The shell shows slightly contracted sides. The spire is acuminated with strong growth lines. The body whorl is delicately ridged throughout. The color of the shell is whitish, maculated with chestnut, and with every alternate ridge chestnut-spotted.

This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea and in the Western Atlantic Ocean off Brazil and Argentina.

Binomial Name:

Name : Conus lemniscatus
Taxonomist : Lovell Augustus Reeve (Ludgate Hill - England)
Year : 1849
Subspecies : 2 (Carcellesi, Lemniscatus)
Synonyms : Conus clenchi, Conus sagittatus, Conus sagittiferus, Lamniconus lemniscatus

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 3 of 4, from Molluscs Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value:UYP 10

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated

ANIMALS – MOLLUSCS – SNAILS – DUARTI AMERICOMINELLA (AMERICOMINELLA DUARTI)

Animals - Molluscs - Snails

Duarti Americominella (Americominella duarti)

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Mollusca
Class : Gastropoda
Order : Neogastropoda
Family :Buccinoidae
Genus :Americominella
Species : A. Duarti

Description:

The Duarti Americominella(Americominella duarti) is a sea snails, marine gastropod mollusksin the family Buccinidae.

It is a deep water species (below 200m in Rio de la Plata), endemic to the Southwest Atlantic and associated with cold water (sub-Antarctic). It stands for the development of a thick organic layer of protective shell that in this species forms a thorn-like structure.

This Species is dedicated to Don Eliseo Duarte (1896-1987), an active promoter of the Malacological Society of Uruguay and contributor to the National Museum of Natural History in Montevideo.

Binomial Name:

Name : Americominella duarti
Taxonomist : Miguel Angel Klappenbach Childe (Dolores - Uruguay) & Elias Humberto Ureta Aramendi (Aiguá - Uruguay)
Year : 1972
Subspecies : None, or not data available
Synonyms : None, or not data available

Conservation Status by IUCN:

Status : Not Evaluated, or not data available

Philatelic Issues

2007 – Uruguay – Stamp 2 of 4, from Molluscs Series

Issue information:

Country: Uruguay
Date: June 26th, 2009
Printed: 15.000 Copies
Type: Stamp from Series of 4 Stamps
Value:UYP 10

Stamp: Rectangular
Size: 39 mm. x 27 mm.
Perforation: Circular
Gum: Water Activated