Biology:Myurella conspersa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Myurella conspersa | |
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| Shell of Myurella conspersa (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurella |
| Species: | M. conspersa
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| Binomial name | |
| Myurella conspersa (Hinds, 1844)
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Myurella conspersa 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 25 mm and 53 mm. The shell has a conical shape with a steep incline. Most shells are either white, brown, or tan. [1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Philippines, China, Papua New Guinea and the Fiji Islands
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella conspersa (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417447 on 2020-02-02
External links
- Hinds R.B. (1844). Descriptions of new shells, collected during the voyage of the Sulphur, and in Mr. Cuming's late visit to the Philippines. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11 (1844): 149–168
- Deshayes G.P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Terebra. Journal de Conchyliologie. 6(1): 65-102.
- Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q5680645 entry
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