Biology:Myurellopsis kilburni

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Myurellopsis kilburni
Terebridae - Myurella kilburni.JPG
Shell of Myurellopsis kilburni
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurellopsis
Species:
M. kilburni
Binomial name
Myurellopsis kilburni
(Burch, 1965)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella kilburni (R. D. Burch, 1965)
  • Terebra areolata A. Adams & Reeve, 1850
  • Terebra kilburni R. D. Burch, 1965 (original combination)
  • Subula areolata (Link, 1807)
  • Terebra subulata Lamarck, 1816, not to be confused with Terebra subulata (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Vertagus areolatus Link, 1807

Myurellopsis kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Etymology

The species name kilburni honors the South African malacologist Richard Kilburn.[2]

Description

Shells of Myurella kilburni can reach a length of 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[3] These shells are slender and show an ivory color with fulvous-brown or lavender-brown markings.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This species can be found from South Africa to French Polynesia and Hawaii, at depth of 1 to 110 m.[2]

References

  • 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
  • Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

External links

  • Fedosov, Alexander E; Malcolm, Gavin; Terryn, Yves; Gorson, Juliette; Modica, Maria Vittoria; Holford, Mandë; Puillandre, Nicolas (2019). "Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea)". Journal of Molluscan Studies 85 (4): 359–388. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyz004. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1056024 entry