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Profunditerebra orientalis

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Profunditerebra orientalis
Shell of Profunditerebra orientalis (specimen at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Profunditerebra
Species:
P. orientalis
Binomial name
Profunditerebra orientalis
(Aubry, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella orientalis (Aubry, 1999)
  • Terebra orientalis Aubry, 1999 (original combination)

Profunditerebra orientalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 35.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Profunditerebra orientalis (Aubry, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417509 on 2020-02-05
  • Aubry U. (1999) Nuove terebre e antichi versi. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 47 pp.
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