Myurellopsis parkinsoni
Appearance
Myurella parkinsoni | |
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Apertural view of Myurella parkinsoni | |
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Species: | M. parkinsoni
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Binomial name | |
Myurella parkinsoni (Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976)
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Terebra parkinsoni Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976 |
Myurella parkinsoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 52 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean off East Africa and the Mascarene Basin; in the Pacific Ocean off Fiji and the Philippines.
References
- ^ a b Myurella parkinsoni (Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 October 2012.
- Bratcher T. & Cernohorsky W.O. (1987). Living terebras of the world. A monograph of the recent Terebridae of the world. American Malacologists, Melbourne, Florida & Burlington, Massachusetts. 240pp.
- Terryn Y. (2007). Terebridae: A Collectors Guide. Conchbooks & NaturalArt. 59pp + plates.
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