Punctoterebra polygyrata | |
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Shell of Terebra polygyrata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Punctoterebra |
Species: | P. polygyrata |
Binomial name | |
Punctoterebra polygyrata Deshayes, 1859 | |
Synonyms | |
Terebra polygyrata Deshayes, 1859 (original combination) |
Punctoterebra polygyrata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 16 mm and 33 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea, off Mozambique and off Iran.
References
- ^ {MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra polygyrata (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416718 on 2020-02-04
External links
- Deshayes, G. P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1859) 27: 270-321
- Melvill J.C. (1912). Descriptions of thirty-three new species of Gastropoda from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 240-254, pls 11-12
- Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
Taxon identifiers | |
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Terebra polygyrata |
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