Biology:Profunditerebra orientalis

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Profunditerebra orientalis
Myurella orientalis (MNHN-IM-2013-52279).jpeg
Shell of Profunditerebra orientalis (specimen at MNHN. Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Profunditerebra
Species:
P. orientalis
Binomial name
Profunditerebra orientalis
(Aubry, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella orientalis (Aubry, 1999)
  • Terebra orientalis Aubry, 1999 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 35.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Profunditerebra orientalis (Aubry, 1999). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417509 on 2020-02-05
  • Aubry U. (1999) Nuove terebre e antichi versi. Ancona: L'Informatore Piceno. 47 pp.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6786742 entry