Flexopteron primanova
Appearance
Flexopteron primanova | |
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Shell of Flexopteron primanova (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Flexopteron |
Species: | F. primanova
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Binomial name | |
Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Flexopteron primanova is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of an adult shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar.
References
[edit]- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=853376 on 2021-12-20
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 169
External links
[edit]- "Poirieria (Flexopteron) primanova". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 April 2011.