Colus pygmaeus

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Colus pygmaeus
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Colus pygmaeus shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Colidae
Genus: Colus
Species:
C. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Colus pygmaeus
(Gould, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Fusus islandicus var. pygmaeusGould, 1841 (basionym)
  • Fusus trumbulliLinsley, 1845 ·
  • Sipho pygmaeus(Gould, 1841)
  • Sipho pygmaeus var. planulusVerrill, 1882
  • Siphonorbis pygmaeus(Gould, 1841)

Colus pygmaeus, common name the pygmy whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colidae, the true whelks and the like. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 23.9 mm. The shell body is dextrally coiled (right-handed). [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean. Colus pygmaeus is currently undergoing steep population declines, which has already led to, or if unchecked is likely to lead to, local extinction and/or range contraction. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Colus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ "Colus pygmaeus (Gould 1841) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Colus pygmaeus (Colus Snail)" (PDF). Maine 2015 Wildlife Action Plan Revision. 13 January 2016. p. 1. Retrieved 3 December 2023.


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