Biology:Ptychobela opisthochetos

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Ptychobela opisthochetos
Ptychobela opisthochetos 001.jpg
Shells of Ptychobela opisthochetos (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. opisthochetos
Binomial name
Ptychobela opisthochetos
Kilburn, 1989

Ptychobela opisthochetos 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 varies between 18 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and the Gulf of Oman.

References

  • Kilburn, R.N., 1989. Notes on Ptychobela and Brachytoma, with the description of a new species from Mozambique (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Turridae). Annals of the Natal Museum 30: 185-196

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3716196 entry