Myurella pertusa

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Myurella pertusa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. pertusa
Binomial name
Myurella pertusa
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms [1]
  • Buccinum pertusumBorn, 1778 (original combination)
  • Decorihastula pertusa(Born, 1778)
  • Hastulopsis pertusa(Born, 1778)
  • Terebra pertusa(Born, 1778)

Myurella pertusa, common name the perforated auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella pertusa (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417656 on 2 February 2020