Punctoterebra caliginosa

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Punctoterebra caliginosa
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. caliginosa
Binomial name
Punctoterebra caliginosa
(Deshayes, 1859)
Synonyms[1]
  • Hastula caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Strioterebrum caliginosum (Deshayes, 1859)
  • Terebra caliginosa Deshayes, 1859

Punctoterebra caliginosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description[]

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 42 mm.

Distribution[]

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along South Africa and in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines.

References[]

  1. ^ a b {MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra caliginosa (Deshayes, 1859). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417522 on 2020-02-05
  • 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[]

  • "Strioterebrum caliginosum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  • 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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