Punctoterebra japonica

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Punctoterebra japonica
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Punctoterebra japonica, 1873
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Punctoterebra
Species:
P. japonica
Binomial name
Punctoterebra japonica
(E.A. Smith, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Brevimyurella japonica(E.A. Smith)
  • Strioterebrum japonicum(E. A. Smith, 1873)
  • Terebra japonicaE.A. Smith, 1873

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

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Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 20 mm and 47 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found off Japan.

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<i>Neoterebra protexta</i> Species of gastropod

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Punctoterebra turschi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

<i>Myurella</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Strioterebrum</i> Extinct genus of gastropods

Strioterebrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

Punctoterebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.

References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Punctoterebra japonica (E. A. Smith, 1873). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1333918 on 2020-01-22


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