Pygmaeconus traillii

Pygmaeconus traillii
	Apertural and abapertural views of shell of Pygmaeconus traillii (Adams, A., 1855)
Scientific classification
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
	Conus (Pseudolilliconus) traillii A. Adams, 1855 · accepted, alternate representation; Conus traillii A. Adams, 1855 (original combination); Pseudolilliconus traillii (A. Adams, 1855);

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.

Description[]

The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 8 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs in the Strait of Malacca to the Philippines.

References[]

^ ^a ^b MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus traillii (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986853 on 2018-02-11

Adams A. (1855). Description of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq
Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
Filmer R.M. (2001). A Catalogue of Nomenclature and Taxonomy in the Living Conidae 1758 - 1998. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden. 388pp.
Tucker J.K. & Tenorio M.J. (2009) Systematic classification of Recent and fossil conoidean gastropods. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 296 pp.

External links[]

The Conus Biodiversity website
Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
"Pseudolilliconus traillii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Puillandre, N.; Tenorio, M.J. (2017). "A question of rank: DNA sequences and radula characters reveal a new genus of cone snails (Gastropoda: Conidae)". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 83 (2): 200–210. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyx011.

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase (2018). Pygmaeconus traillii (A. Adams, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=986853 on 2018-02-11

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