Pygmaeconus micarius

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Pygmaeconus micarius
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pygmaeconus
Species:
P. micarius
Binomial name
Pygmaeconus micarius
(Hedley, 1912)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus micariusHedley, 1912
  • Lilliconus micariusHedley, C., 1912
  • Mitromorpha micaria(Hedley, 1912)

Pygmaeconus micarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae. [1]

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Distribution

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus micarius (Hedley, 1912). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986851 on 2018-02-11