Punctoterebra caliginosa
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| Punctoterebra caliginosa | |
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| 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. 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
The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 {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
