Ptychobela zebra

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Ptychobela zebra
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Shell of Ptychobela zebra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Pseudomelatomidae
Genus: Ptychobela
Species:
P. zebra
Binomial name
Ptychobela zebra
Chang, C.K. & W.L. Wu, 2000

Ptychobela zebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies. [1]

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Description

The shell reaches 30 mm (1.2 in) in length.

The protoconch consists of two smooth whorls. The eight subsequent whorls contain thirteen axial ribs, crossed by (ten on the penultimate whorl) fine and unequal spiral cords forming brown nodules. The shell is cream-colored. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

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