Myurella kilburni
| Myurella kilburni | |
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| A shell of Myurella kilburni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurella |
| Species: | M. kilburni |
| Binomial name | |
| Myurella kilburni (Burch, 1965) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Myurella kilburni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Etymology
The species name kilburni honors the South African malacologist Richard Kilburn. [2]
Description
Shells of Myurella kilburni can reach a length of 43 millimetres (1.7 in).[3] These shells are slender and show an ivory color with fulvous-brown or lavender-brown markings. [2]
Distribution and habitat
This species can be found from South Africa to French Polynesia and Hawaii, at depth of 1 to 110 m. [2]
References
- 1 2 Myurella kilburni (Burch, 1965). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 Umberto Aubry Terebridae
- ↑ Encyclopedia of life
- 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
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
- Severns M. (2011) Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp.
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