Metula aegrota

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Metula aegrota
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Colubrariidae
Genus: Metula
Species:
M. aegrota
Binomial name
Metula aegrota
(Reeve, 1845)
Synonyms [1]
  • Antimitra aegrota (Reeve, 1845)
  • Pleurotoma aegrotaReeve, 1845 (basionym)

Metula aegrota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae. [1]

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Description

Distribution

This species occurs along Singapore.

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References

  1. 1 2 Metula aegrota (Reeve, 1845) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 1 March 2011.