Biology:Phyllocoma speciosa
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Subgenus: | Galfridus
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| Species: | P. speciosa
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Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Subspecies
- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa eburnea (Petterd, 1884) [2]
- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa (Angas, 1871) [3]
- Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis (Suter, 1913) [4]
Description
The shell size is between 12 mm and 20 mm
Distribution
This species occurs in Australian waters along Queensland and New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania and along New Zealand
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa (Angas, 1871). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 26 November 2010.
- ↑ "Phyllocoma (Galfridus) eburnea" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_7156.shtml.
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa speciosa accessed : 26 November 2010
- ↑ Gastropods.com : Phyllocoma (Galfridus) speciosa virginalis; accessed : 26 November 2010
External links
- Adams A. (1864 ["1863"]). Description of a new genus and twelve new species of Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1863): 506–509
- Angas G.F. (1871) Description of thirty-four new species of shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1871: 13–21, pl. 1
Wikidata ☰ Q3137606 entry
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