Biology:Pterygia scabricula

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Pterygia scabricula
Pterygia scabricula 001.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Mitridae
Genus: Pterygia
Species:
P. scabricula
Binomial name
Pterygia scabricula
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Tiarella scabricula (Linnaeus, 1767)
  • Voluta scabricula Linnaeus, 1767 (original combination)

Pterygia scabricula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails.[1]

Description

Distribution

Indo-Pacific.
This marine species occurs off Madagascar , Japan , Western Samoa.

References

  • Poppe G.T. & Tagaro S.P. (2008). Mitridae. pp. 330–417, in: G.T. Poppe (ed.), Philippine marine mollusks, volume 2. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 848 pp.

Wikidata ☰ Q7256987 entry