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Pleurotomella frigida

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Pleurotomella frigida
Original image of a shell of Pleurotomella frigida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Pleurotomella
Species:
P. frigida
Binomial name
Pleurotomella frigida
Thiele, 1912
Synonyms[1]

Pleurotomella (Anomalotomella) frigida Thiele, 1912

Pleurotomella frigida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 5.2 mm and 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Davis Sea and the Weddell Sea, Antarctica.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pleurotomella frigida Thiele, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2010.
  • Engl, W. (2012). Shells of Antarctica. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 402 pp.
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