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Myurellopsis parkinsoni

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Myurella parkinsoni
Apertural view of Myurella parkinsoni
Scientific classification
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M. parkinsoni
Binomial name
Myurella parkinsoni
(Cernohorsky & Bratcher, 1976)
Synonyms[1]

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.

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

  • 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.