Punctoterebra nitida

Punctoterebra nitida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. nitida
Binomial name
Punctoterebra nitida
(Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula nitida (Hinds, 1844)
  • Strioterebrum nitidum (Hinds, 1844)
  • Terebra cernica G.B. Sowerby III, 1894
  • Terebra longiscata Deshayes, 1859 (original combination)
  • Terebra nitida Hinds, 1844
  • Terebra nitida var. sicoydes Melvill & Sykes, 1898
  • Terebra plicatella Deshayes, 1857

Punctoterebra nitida, common name : the Shiny Pacific Auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

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The size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 45 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and the Aldabra Atoll; in the Western Pacific Ocean.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra nitida (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=447373 on 2020-01-23
  • Taylor, J.D. (1973). Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll.
  • 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
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