Biology:Myurellopsis undulata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Myurellopsis undulata
Myurella undulata 001.jpg
Apertural view of a shell of Myurellopsis undulata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurellopsis
Species:
M. undulata
Binomial name
Myurellopsis undulata
(Gray, 1834)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella undulata (Gray, 1834)
  • Terebra undulata Gray, 1834
  • Terebra undulata var. laevior Schepman, 1913

Myurellopsis undulata, common name the undulate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Persian Gulf, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar , Aldabra and Chagos; in the Pacific Ocean off New Guinea, Hawaii and Fiji.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurellopsis undulata (Gray, 1834). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1415869 on 24 January 2020
  • 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.
  • Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q6949341 entry