Pygmaeconus traillii | |
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Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Pygmaeconus traillii(Adams, A., 1855) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Conidae |
Genus: | Pygmaeconus |
Species: | P. traillii |
Binomial name | |
Pygmaeconus traillii (A. Adams, 1855) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Pygmaeconus traillii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]
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 the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.
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This marine species occurs in the Strait of Malacca to the Philippines.
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