Pygmaeconus traillii explained

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

• 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.
• Monnier E., Limpalaër L., Robin A. & Roux C. (2018). A taxonomic iconography of living Conidae. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 2 vols. 1205 pp.

External links

• Adams A. (1855). Description of two new genera and several new species of Mollusca, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq
• 10.1093/mollus/eyu055 . 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. 4541476. 26300576.
• The Conus Biodiversity website
• Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
  • 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 . 10.1093/mollus/eyx011. free .

Notes and References

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