Myurella parkinsoni
| Myurella parkinsoni | |
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| Apertural view of Myurella parkinsoni | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Terebridae |
| Genus: | Myurella |
| Species: | M. parkinsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Myurella parkinsoni (Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Terebra parkinsoni Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976 | |
Myurella parkinsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk 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 2 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.
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