Pellifronia brianhayesi

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Pellifronia brianhayesi
Shell of Pellifronia brianhayesi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Pellifronia
Species:
P. brianhayesi
Binomial name
Pellifronia brianhayesi
(Terryn & Sprague, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
  • Terebra brianhayesi Terryn & Sprague, 2008 (original combination)

Pellifronia brianhayesi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 22.6 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off Southern Mozambique.

References[edit]

  • Terryn Y. & Holford M. (2008) The Terebridae of Vanuatu with a revision of the genus Granuliterebra, Oyama 1961. Visaya Supplement 3: 1-96.