Teremitra efatensis

Teremitra efatensis
Shell of Teremitra efatensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Mitroidea
Family: Pyramimitridae
Genus: Teremitra
Species:
T. efatensis
Binomial name
Teremitra efatensis
(Aubry, 1999)
Synonyms

Terebra efatensis Aubry, 1999 (original combination)

Teremitra efatensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramimitridae, the mitre snails.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Vanuatu

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teremitra efatensis (Aubry, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=746709 on 2020-02-03
  • Aubry U. (1999) Nuove terebre e antichi versi. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 47 pp.
  • Kantor Y., Lozouet P., Puillandre N. & Bouchet P. (2014) Lost and found: The Eocene family Pyramimitridae (Neogastropoda) discovered in the Recent fauna of the Indo-Pacific. Zootaxa 3754(3): 239–276
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