Argyropeza verecunda

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Argyropeza verecunda
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Cerithiidae
Genus: Argyropeza
Species:
A. verecunda
Binomial name
Argyropeza verecunda
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Synonyms [1]

Cerithium verecundumMelvill & Standen, 1903
Cerithium pervicaxMelvill, 1904

Argyropeza verecunda is a species of sea snail in the family Cerithiidae. [1] [2] It occurs in the Indian [1] [2] [3] and the western Pacific Oceans. [1] [2]

Description

The shell measures 2.4–3.1 mm (0.094–0.122 in) in length and 0.9–1.1 mm (0.035–0.043 in) in width. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Argyropeza verecunda (Melvill & Standen, 1903)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Argyropeza verecunda (Melvill & Standen, 1903)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 Houbrick, Richard S. (1980). "Review of the deep-sea genus Argyropeza (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Cerithiidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 321: 1–30. doi: 10.5479/si.00810282.321 .