Punctoterebra contracta

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Punctoterebra contracta
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Shell of Punctoterebra contracta (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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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]

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Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

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References

  1. 1 2 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