Biology:Punctoterebra arabella

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Punctoterebra arabella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. arabella
Binomial name
Punctoterebra arabella
(Thiele, 1925)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strioterebrum arabellum (Thiele, 1925)
  • Terebra arabella Thiele, 1925

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

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 11 mm and 22 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Indonesia and French Polynesia.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra arabella (Thiele, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1330076 on 2020-01-22}
  • 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
  • Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6786775 entry