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Flexopteron primanova

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Species of gastropod

Flexopteron primanova
Shell of Flexopteron primanova (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Flexopteron
Species: F. primanova
Binomial name
Flexopteron primanova
(Houart, 1985)
Synonyms
  • Paziella (Flexopteron) primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Paziella primanova (Houart, 1985)
  • Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova Houart, 1985

Flexopteron primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Description

The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2011)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

References

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853376 on 2021-12-20
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169

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Taxon identifiers
Paziella primanova


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