Pugilina morio
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Species: | P. morio
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Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Pugilina morio, common name : the Giant Hairy Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]
Distribution[]
This species is found in the Atlantic Ocean along Angola, the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Gabon, Mauritania;[1] in the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles and along Brazil.[2]
Shell with periostracum
Description[]
The adult shell size varies between 75 mm and 270 mm.
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References[]
- ^ a b c Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Pugilina morio". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp
Categories:
- Melongenidae
- Gastropods described in 1758
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of Brazil
- Molluscs of the Canary Islands
- Molluscs of Angola
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Invertebrates of Gabon