Flexopteron primanova

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Flexopteron primanova
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Shell of Flexopteron primanova (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Flexopteron
Species:
F. primanova
Binomial name
Flexopteron primanova
(Houart, 1985)
Synonyms [1]
  • Paziella (Flexopteron) primanova(Houart, 1985)
  • Paziella primanova(Houart, 1985)
  • Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanovaHouart, 1985

Flexopteron primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853376 on 2021-12-20