Myurellopsis parkinsoni

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Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Myurella parkinsoni 002.jpg
Apertural view of Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurellopsis
Species:
M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Myurellopsis parkinsoni
(Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976)
Synonyms[1]
  • Myurella parkinsoni (Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1976)
  • Terebra parkinsoni Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976

Myurellopsis parkinsoni 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 52 mm.

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and the Philippines.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Myurella parkinsoni (Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2012.
  • 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[]

  • "Myurella parkinsoni". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • 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.

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