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Pagodula cossmanni

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Pagodula cossmanni
Shell of Pagodula cossmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Pagodula
Species:
P. cossmanni
Binomial name
Pagodula cossmanni
(Locard, 1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trophon cossmanni Locard, 1897
  • Trophon deversus Locard, 1897

Pagodula cossmanni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Description

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Pagodula cossmanni is a marine gastropod mollusk belonging to the family Muricidae, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. This species was first described by Gatliff & Gabriel in 1911.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores.

References

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  1. ^ a b Pagodula cossmanni (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Marshall B.A. & Houart R. (2011) The genus Pagodula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Australia, the New Zealand region and the Tasman Sea. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics 54(1): 89–114.
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