Otitoma metuloides

Otitoma metuloides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Conoidea
Family:	Pseudomelatomidae
Genus:	Otitoma
Species:	O. metuloides
Binomial name
	Otitoma metuloides; (Kilburn, 1995)
Synonyms
	Thelecytharella metuloides Kilburn, 1995 (original combination)

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

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Zululand, South Africa. These marine creatures are found in the bottom most part of the sea. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1995 by Kilburn. Otitoma metuloides^[2]^[3] form shallow marine sediments. It is a predator. It has sexual reproduction.

References

^ ^a ^b MolluscaBase (2018). Otitoma metuloides (Kilburn, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565534 on 2018-12-24
^ https://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/Otitoma_metuloides
^ "Otitoma metuloides - definitie - Encyclo" (Document). {{cite document}}: Cite document requires |publisher= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |url= (help); Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |website= ignored (help)

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[WoRMS-1] MolluscaBase (2018). Otitoma metuloides (Kilburn, 1995). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565534 on 2018-12-24

[2] ttps://www.encyclo.nl/begrip/Otitoma_metuloides

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