Pisania ignea

Pisania ignea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Pisaniidae
Genus:	Pisania
Species:	P. ignea
Binomial name
Pisania ignea (Gmelin, 1790)
Synonyms [1]
Buccinum igneumGmelin, 1790

Pisania ignea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae. ^[1]

Description

Pisania ignea is classified as gastropoda caenogastropoda, Its size ranges from 20 to 52 mm. ^[2]

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, and Guam. ^[3]

References

1. Pisania ignea (Gmelin, 1790) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 April 2010.
2. "Pisania ignea".
3. "Pisania ignea (Gmelin, 1791)".

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• Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. pp. 16–52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.