Biology:Myurella amoena

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Myurella amoena
Myurella amoena 01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. amoena
Binomial name
Myurella amoena
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastulopsis amoena (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra amoena Deshayes, 1859

Myurella amoena is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 22 mm and 56 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Red Sea; off Andamans, Hawaii and Papua New Guinea

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella amoena (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417438 on 2020-02-02

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5680622 entry