Pygmaeconus wallacei

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Pygmaeconus wallacei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pygmaeconus
Species:
P. wallacei
Binomial name
Pygmaeconus wallacei
(Lorenz & Morrison, 2004)
Synonyms [1]
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) wallacei (Lorenz & Morrison, 2004) ·
  • Conus wallacei(Lorenz & Morrison, 2004)
  • Lilliconus wallaceiLorenz & Morrison, 2004
  • Pseudolilliconus wallacei(Lorenz & Morrison, 2004)

Pygmaeconus wallacei 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.

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Sulawesi, Indonesia.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus wallacei (Lorenz & Morrison, 2004). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986849 on 2018-02-11