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| Punctoterebra nitida | |
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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. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Punctoterebra nitida (Hinds, 1844) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 19 mm and 45 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along East Africa and the Aldabra Atoll; in the Western Pacific Ocean.
References
[edit]- ^ 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
External links
[edit]- Gaqstropods.com : Strioterebrum nitidum; accessed : 6 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
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