Pygmaeconus visseri

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Pygmaeconus visseri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pygmaeconus
Species:
P. visseri
Binomial name
Pygmaeconus visseri
(Delsaerdt, 1990)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) visseriDelsaerdt, 1990 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Conus visseriDelsaerdt, 1990 (original combination)
  • Pseudolilliconus visseri(Delsaerdt, 1990)

Pygmaeconus visseri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [1]

Contents

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 8 mm.

Distribution

This marine species was found off Phuket Island, Thailand

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus visseri (Delsaerdt, 1990). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986850 on 2018-02-11