Punctoterebra contracta

Punctoterebra contracta
Shell of Punctoterebra contracta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Terebridae
Genus:	Punctoterebra
Species:	P. contracta
Binomial name
Punctoterebra contracta (Smith, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
Myurella contracta Smith, 1873 (original combination) Terebra contracta(E. A. Smith, 1873)

Punctoterebra contracta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. ^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra contracta (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1416058 on 2020-01-23

External links

• Smith, E. A. (1873). Remarks on a few species belonging to the family Terebridae, and descriptions of several new forms in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. ser. 4, 11: 262-271
• 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