Punctoterebra caliginosa
Appearance
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Punctoterebra caliginosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Terebridae |
Genus: | Punctoterebra |
Species: | P. caliginosa
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Binomial name | |
Punctoterebra caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859)
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Punctoterebra caliginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
References
[edit]- ^ a b {MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417522 on 2020-02-05
- Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates
External links
[edit]- "Strioterebrum caliginosum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- 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