Protoelongata heleneae

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Protoelongata heleneae
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Shell of Protoelongata heleneae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Costellariidae
Genus: Protoelongata
Species:
P. heleneae
Binomial name
Protoelongata heleneae
(Herrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014)
Synonyms [1]
  • Vexillum (Protoelongata) heleneaeHerrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014
  • Vexillum heleneaeHerrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014

Protoelongata heleneae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters. [1] [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 11 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Guam.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Protoelongata heleneae (Herrmann, Stossier & Salisbury, 2014). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=957090 on 2018-12-31
  2. Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626.