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Pseudolilliconus kuiperi

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Pseudolilliconus kuiperi is a predatory species of sea snail. Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. P. kuiperi are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.[3]

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Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Conidae
Genus: Pseudolilliconus
Species:
P. kuiperi
Binomial name
Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
Synonyms[3]
  • Conus (Lilliconus) kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006 (basionym)
  • Conus (Pseudolilliconus) kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Pseudolilliconus kuiperi Moolenbeek, 2006
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Description

The size of the shell attains 5.9 millimetres (0.23 in).

Distribution

This marine benthic species occurs off Oman.[4]

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