Biology:Ptychobela minimarus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ptychobela minimarus
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. minimarus
Binomial name
Ptychobela minimarus
(Kosuge, 1993)
Synonyms[1]

Inquisitor minimarus Kosuge, 1993 (original combination)

Ptychobela minimarus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 14.3 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Western Australia and also found off Hainan Island, China.[2]

References

  • Kosuge, S. 1993. Report on the family Turridae collected along the northwestern coast of Australia. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 6 3: 10-15

Wikidata ☰ Q3719382 entry