Colus pygmaeus

Colus pygmaeus, common name the pygmy whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

Colus pygmaeus
Colus pygmaeus shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Buccinidae
Genus:
Colus
Species:
C. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Colus pygmaeus
(Gould, 1841)

References
  1. Colus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.


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