Pollia rubiginosa

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Pollia rubiginosa
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.201431 - Pollia rubiginosa (Reeve, 1846) - Buccinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Pisaniidae
Genus:
Pollia
Species:
P. rubiginosa
Binomial name
Pollia rubiginosa
(Reeve, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum rubiginosum Reeve, 1846
  • Cantharus rubiginosus (Reeve, 1846)
  • Pisania rubiginosa Reeve

Pollia rubiginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 30 mm

Distribution[]

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania, Mozambique and Réunion and in the Pacific Ocean off the Philippines.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Pollia rubiginosa (Reeve, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 January 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Spry, J.F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56

External links[]

  • "Pollia rubiginosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
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