Myurella conspersa

Myurella conspersa
Shell of Myurella conspersa (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Myurella
Species:	M. conspersa
Binomial name
Myurella conspersa (Hinds, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Hastulopsis conspersa(Hinds, 1844) Hastulopsis hindsi(Deshayes, 1857) Terebra bruguieriDeshayes, 1859 Terebra conspersaDeshayes, 1857 Terebra conspersaHinds, 1844 Terebra hindsiDeshayes, 1857

Myurella conspersa 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 53 mm. The shell has a conical shape with a steep incline. Most shells are either white, brown, or tan. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines, China, Papua New Guinea and the Fiji Islands

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella conspersa (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417447 on 2020-02-02

External links

• Hinds R.B. (1844). Descriptions of new shells, collected during the voyage of the Sulphur, and in Mr. Cuming's late visit to the Philippines. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 11 (1844): 149–168
• Deshayes G.P. (1857). Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Terebra. Journal de Conchyliologie. 6(1): 65-102.
• Deshayes G.P. (1859). A general review of the genus Terebra, and a description of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27: 270-321
• Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies