Biology:Miraclathurella bicanalifera
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Drawing of a shell of Miraclathurella bicanalifera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Pseudomelatomidae |
| Genus: | Miraclathurella |
| Species: | M. bicanalifera
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| Miraclathurella bicanalifera (Sowerby I, 1834)
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Miraclathurella bicanalifera 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 15 mm and 18 mm.
The whorls are narrowly shouldered. The longitudinal ribs are granose, crossed by raised striae. The color of the shell is dark chocolate-brown.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Panama; also off Costa Rica and Mexico.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miraclathurella bicanalifera (Sowerby I, 1834). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 4 April 2010.
- ↑ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. (described as Mangilia variculosa)
- Sowerby, G. B. "The Genera of Recent and Fossil Shells, vol. II." London, pls (1834): 127–262.
External links
- Tucker, J.K. (2004). "Catalog of recent and fossil turrids (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Zootaxa 682: 1–1295. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2004f/z00682f.pdf.
- Gastropods.com: Miraclathurella bicanalifera
Wikidata ☰ Q3722964 entry
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