Myurella pertusa

Myurella pertusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Terebridae
Genus: Myurella
Species:
M. pertusa
Binomial name
Myurella pertusa
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms[1]
  • Buccinum pertusum Born, 1778 (original combination)
  • Decorihastula pertusa (Born, 1778)
  • Hastulopsis pertusa (Born, 1778)
  • Terebra pertusa (Born, 1778)

Myurella pertusa, common name the perforated auger, 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 30 mm and 115 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Aldabra and the Mascarene Basin.

References

  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Myurella pertusa (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1417656 on 2 February 2020
  • 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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  • Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies
  • "Hastulopsis pertusa pertusa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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