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Phyllocoma speciosa

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Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa
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P. speciosa
Binomial name
Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa
(Angas, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Galfridus speciosus (Angas, 1871)
  • Galfridus speciosus speciosus (Angas, 1871)
  • Murex scalarinus A. Adams, 1864
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871)· accepted, alternate representation
  • Triton (Cumia) speciosus Angas, 1871 (basionym)
  • Triton speciosus Angas, 1871 (original combination)

Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Subspecies

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  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884) [2]
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871) [3]
  • Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913) [4]

Description

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The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm

Distribution

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This species occurs in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ a b Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Phyllocoma (Galfridus) eburnea". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
  3. ^ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa accessed : 26 November 2010
  4. ^ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis; accessed : 26 November 2010
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