Biology:Myurella mactanensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Myurella mactanensis
Clathroterebra mactanensis 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Myurella mactanensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. mactanensis
Binomial name
Myurella mactanensis
(Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
Synonyms[1]
  • Clathroterebra mactanensis (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982)
  • Terebra mactanensis Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982 (original combination)

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

Description

The size of the shell varies between 45 mm and 81 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella mactanensis (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417503 on 2020-02-02

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5128547 entry