Biology:Punctoterebra turrita

Short description: Species of gastropod

Punctoterebra turrita
Shell of Punctoterebra turrita (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Punctoterebra
Species:	P. turrita
Binomial name
Punctoterebra turrita (E.A. Smith, 1873)
Synonyms
Hastulopsis turrita (E. A. Smith, 1873) Myurella turrita E.A. Smith, 1873 Terebra turrita (E.A. Smith, 1873)

Punctoterebra turrita is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

External links

• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies

Wikidata ☰ Q6786542 entry